picture source It's that time again, field-op time! *yay* (said no military wife ever!) I'm really sorry about writing two sort of depressing posts one after the other but it's been a stressful week. I promise i'll start cheering up and posting about our vacation soon! After hearing about this trip only six days before he was supposed to leave, constan[...]
picture source I'm back!! It feels so good to be on my laptop writing this post, you guys have no idea how much i missed blogging, but this little break was much needed. My mom, my brothers and sister-in-law came all the way to Japan for three whole weeks and it was soo much fun to show them around our favorite places, as well as exploring Tokyo for four[...]
For our anniversary trip to Ishigaki, there was one thing i was dying to experience, the Water Buffalo Taxi's from Iriomote Island to Yobu Island. I had read about them in my New York Times. 36 Hours. Asia & Oceania book and my boss also told me it was a must! On our third day there we took a tour to Iriomote island, one of the other islands in the Yaeya[...]
As we get ready for our family's arrival NEXT WEEK, we've been trying to make a list of places and things we want them to experience during their time here. We also want to add some places from our Bucket List that we haven't had a chance to visit yet. As i was writing this list down i was relying a lot on our adventure posts from the past two years. While l[...]
The third stop of our Ishigaki Roadtrip was the Hirakubo Lighthouse, and of course G had to get his second Okinawa Salt Cookie scoop of the day! ;) Hirabuko is the sightseeing spot furthest from the city again the views were breathtaking. The lighthouse has a gorgeous backdrop of clear waters which surround the little off-shore island. A[...]
In May, my husband and I went on a little weekend getaway to the Yaeyama Islands for our anniversary and we were so excited about exploring the remotest part of Japan. Read more about our trip. It was our first of many weekend getaways and i thought it would be fun to share what i packed. I'm usually an overpacker but i'm proud to say i did good on this trip[...]