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Food, Drink, and Tourism on Grand Cayman
I love partaking in local cuisine whenever I travel, and Grand Cayman provided an interesting challenge in that respect. There was absolutely local island cuisine, but part of the Cayman DNA is also...
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A Few Questions from “Family Trips”
Earlier this week I mentioned a new-to-me podcast I’m really enjoying, Family Trips. One thing I didn’t mention is that they end every episode with a series of quick-fire questions that I thought would...
View ArticleHave You Worked with a Travel Agent?
For years I’ve seen travel agents be the butt of jokes in TV shows and movies. I must admit that I laughed along–in the era of the internet, everything you need to plan a trip is at your fingertips....
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Japan Part 1: Preparing for the Trip
I spent the last 2 weeks in Japan with Megan and two friends, and I’m going to focus on the trip over the next few posts. Today is about how I prepared for the trip, a process that took around 8 months...
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Japan Part 2: Kyoto (and Nara)
We flew into Tokyo after a long day of traveling, but we immediately got on the bullet train and headed for Kyoto. We figured that we might be sleepy (which we were), so a gentle train ride was the...
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Japan Part 3: Kanazawa
I wanted to venture to a few new places during our trip to Japan, and I found Kanazawa along the bullet train line on the west coast. Technically we had to take a regular train from Kyoto part of the...
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Japan Part 4: Nagano and Shibu Onsen
After 2 wonderful nights in Kanazawa, it was time to get on the bullet train to Nagano. We first spent a nice morning at Kanazawa station, which featured a huge array of tasty treats (including some...
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Japan Part 5: Tokyo (and Yokohama)
For the final segment of our trip, we headed to Tokyo! We had a delightful departure from Shibu Onsen, with the hosts at the Sakaeya Ryokan treating us to tea while we waited for the shuttle to the...
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4 Things Traveling Americans Can Learn from the Japanese
Four weeks ago I traveled from Japan back to America, and the return was abrupt. Haneda airport was clean, efficient, and on schedule. The Dallas airport? A completely different story. I traveled again...
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Who Flies First Class or Business Class Internationally?
We were recently looking at plane tickets to a distant international destination, and out of curiosity we checked to see how much it would cost to upgrade to business or first class. Perhaps we could...
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