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Going it Alone

On April 10, 2019, Karen and I were now travelling in Japan on our own. We were up early, long before the rest of our group that we had been travelling with so we had all said our goodbyes the night before. Most of the group were travelling home however there was one...

Last Day of OAT Tour

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, was the last day of the OAT tour. There was really only one tour scheduled then we had the afternoon to explore the area ourselves before the farewell dinner and the sad goodbyes. This is the last day of our OAT trip however Karen and I still...

Arashiyama District

Monday, April 8, 2019, had us travelling by charted bus to the Arashiyama district of Kyoto. This is a really beautiful place located next to a river and in the shadow of a mountain. Lots of mountains in Japan. In this area, there were lots of different shops and...

Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine and Saiho-ji (Moss Temple)

Warning this post will be very picture heavy and the pictures don’t even start to give both of these places justice. They are simply breathtaking and both so very sacred in their own ways. This was the optional tour to Nara day, however, Karen and I opted out as we...
Going it Alone

Going it Alone

On April 10, 2019, Karen and I were now travelling in Japan on our own. We were up early, long before the rest of our...

Last Day of OAT Tour

Last Day of OAT Tour

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, was the last day of the OAT tour. There was really only one tour scheduled then we had the...

Arashiyama District

Arashiyama District

Monday, April 8, 2019, had us travelling by charted bus to the Arashiyama district of Kyoto. This is a really...

Kamakura Japan

Kamakura Japan

The next day in our pre-trip was an optional trip to Kamakura Japan. Of the six people in our little group, only 4 of...

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Pre-Trip Tokyo

Pre-Trip Tokyo

Sounds weird, doesn’t it. Karen and I had actually already had a pre-trip trip and now onto another one. What this...

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Trip to Seattle

Trip to Seattle

Ok so time flies and I look around and it has been over a month since I have last posted. No excuses really! I have...

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