Places to enjoy foods of Japan are all around us. From Festival booths, cafes, 7-11/Combi Stores, bakeries, restaurants, ryokan meals, train station bento boxes, Public Markets, vending machines, grocery stores, shops and street vendors, coffee shops and tea houses….all feature and serve delicious offerings! Scroll through and enjoy! Read more

We planned to hike up Mt Inari on the back side of the Fushimi Inari Shrine known for its thousands of red gates. Naru was our guide and had lead this tour over two hundred times. He was so knowledgeable and engaging. We were joined by Jason and Teigen from Melbourne. A nice little group Read more

Saihoji Kokedera is a World Heritage Site founded 1300 years ago. It is truly a gem. We started in the main temple where we were asked to sit before entering the garden. We were given an English translation sutra and a calligraphy pen to trace the sutra’s kanji on a piece of rice paper imprinted Read more

Traveled to Kyoto by taxi, train, and Shinkansen. We work well as a team trying to read schedules, platforms, and proper trains to board. Walking in our neighborhood. We are very close to the Gion district. Small narrow streets with intriguing shops and restaurants bordering several temples, and above a forested mountain with two observatories. Read more

Fuji san’s presence looms throughout Fujinomiya. The incredible Mt Fuji World Heritage Center contains the history, cultural, and geologic composition of the mountain. The center has a wooden structure that creates a reflection of the mountain. We took a bus from our hotel to walk around this beautiful series of waterfalls. Read more

We wanted to visit Mt.Fuji. I had read in a blog by “The Invisible Tourist” that Fujinomiya is a secret gem without the crowds of Hakone. Riding the Narita Express to Tokyo Station we enjoyed the rice fields in the countryside. In Tokyo station we were hit by the rush of humanity going in a Read more

Dick, Kiera, Conor, and I are on an adventure to Japan. After a ten hour flight we are in the Hotel Nikko Narita for the first night. Today we head for Tokyo to catch a Shinkansen and on to Fujinomiya. Read more

Embarking on a trip to Amsterdam, Arusha in Tanzania, Paje in Zanzibar, and Delft in the Netherlands with Dick, my FAVORITE travel mate. We leave Sunday for Amsterdam to explore for a week. We will continue on to Tanzania for a 9 day wildlife safari and then to Zanzibar, an island off the east coast Read more

We have been so impressed with REI Adventures particularly our guides Aggrey and Godlisten. Aggrey Elisongko Kisanga is our guide on the left. Aggrey received his certificate in tour guiding from Mount Meru Tour Guides College. He is constantly learning more about wildlife, ecology and evolution. Aggrey really enjoys sharing his intensive bush knowledge with Read more

Feb 6- “Ngorongoro” is the sound of the Masai cowbells used on their lead cattle. l The Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is an enclosed inactive caldera that sustains wildlife year round. The wildlife is plentiful and diverse and no longer need to migrate because they find sufficient food and water Read more