One of my goals during our time in Okinawa is to visit Mainland Japan and see all that we can! We've already visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, but trust me .. there is SO much more I want to see. Okinawa is sooo different from Mainland Japan, that I feel like it's a must to be able to say "Oh, I lived in Japan for 6 years and we were lucky enough to have the[...]
After waiting in line for TWO hours to take the Ngong Ping 360 cable car, we finally made it to the Ngong Ping Village! We had a quick lunch at one of the restaurants near the cable car station, accompanied by some Chinese beer and then we were off to visit the Tian Tan Buddha. Also known as the Big Buddha, this is one of the largest bronze statues of Budd[...]
I've heard a lot about the Keramas and after 3 years in Okinawa I finally made it to one of the islands, Tokashiki. We only did a day trip and trust me when I tell you that I cannot wait to go back and explore more of this chain of islands!! We took the 9:00am fast ferry from Naha Tomari Port to Tokashiki Port, and it only took us only 35 minutes. While[...]
One of the things I was most excited about doing in Hong Kong was going on the Ngong Ping 360° cable car in Lantau Island, ending at Ngong Ping Village where the Tian Tan Buddha and the Po Lin Monestary are located. We stood in line for two hours (UGH!) and even though it ruined our plans for the rest of the day, as well as our Macau plans; it was worth it.[...]
We visited Kouri Island for the first time last year when we went camping. For some reason we didn't explore much of the island then, so when we were looking for a place to visit a couple of weekends ago we knew this was the place! Last year we were unable to go in the water because it's freezing during Fall/Winter, so this time around we were able to swi[...]
On another adventure day we drove up to Motobu to have lunch at Anettaichaya, the hammock cafe and then to beach it up in Kouri Island. This place was on my 'Must Try Cafe List' after my friend Kassie blogged about it. Surprisingly the cafe is next door to Pizza in the Sky and oh how i wish we had known of this place all those times we tried going to Pizza[...]