Philippines Quick tour of Bacolod City
Bacolod is located in the northern part of Negros Occidental, Philippines, and is the largest city on the island. It has...
Philippines 
Japan Walking the Old Hakone Highway: Hakone Checkpoint to Yamanaka Castle Ruins (approx. 7 km)
We went to Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture and would stay the night. As we arrived in Mishima in the morning we decide...
Japan Tokyo, Haneda to Bacolod in Philippines via Manila by Air: ANA and Cebu Pacific
Finally, the day to leave Japan as Golden Week approached and prices would soar. On Tuesday, 25 April 2023, we flew from...
Japan Cloudy Skies and No View of Mt Fuji… but a Half-Day Tour of Shizuoka City
We are in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Time is over here for this temporary return to Japan. Tomorrow we will ret...
Japan Fuji City One-day Sightseeing
Fuji City is located in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture and has a population of approximately 240,000 (estimated...
Japan Jogasaki Coast Hiking: Walking from Jogasaki Kaigan Station to Izu Kōgen Station
The Jōgasaki Coast is located in the east of the Izu Peninsula, where lava flowed from a volcano that erupted 4000 years...
Japan Sake Review April 2023
One of the pleasures of going to Japan is enjoying sake (rice wine). We taste a wide variety of sake every time we visit...
Japan Half-Day Walking Tour in Atami City, Shizuoka
We came to Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture. Atami is famous for its hot springs, but we didn't end up going to the springs. W...
Japan Japanese Wisteria and Azalea Festivals in Tokyo, Kameido Tenjin Shrine and Nezu Shrine
We visited the wisteria festival at the Tokyo Kameido Tenjinsha shrine and the Japanese azalea festival in Nezu shrine. ...
Vietnam Half-day Tour of Cholon, the Largest Chinatown in Vietnam
Cholon in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is the largest Chinatown in Vietnam. The area was once settled and pioneered by weal...