Japan

What to do in Toyoma

It's safe to say that Toyama is not a major tourist destination, but everywhere for me is interesting in Japan and there...
Japan

Tokyo to Kanazawa by Shinkansen and sightseeing

Kanazawa is the capital if Ishikawa Prefecture and holds many wooden Edo period buildings, a fine castle, shrines and th...
Japan

Overnight trip to Kamakura

Kamakura used to be the capital and makes for a great day trip from Tokyo or you can stay and enjoy the place for a coup...
Japan

Visiting Tsukiji Market and Meiji Shrine

Visiting Tsukiji Market is a great place to visit and eat fresh seafood. After Tsukiji Market we took the Metro to Yoyog...
Dubai

How we travelled from Georgia to Dubai and on to Japan

We used Aeroplan 55,000 points each to fly from Georgia to Japan, including 5,000 points for us to stopover 4 nights in ...
Sharjah

A day in Sharjah

Sharjah is just a short journey from Dubai and it's easy to get there using public transport from Dubai. Although we onl...
Dubai

What to do in a day in Dubai?

We came to Dubai to spend four nights/three days with my nephew who lives here and my sister who was visiting. They were...
Georgia

Hidden restaurant in Tbilisi

After arriving from Yerevan and checking into our hotel we headed out to find a restaurant. We had seen a place in the m...
Armenia

How to get from Yerevan to Tbilisi by minibus (mashrutka)

Getting from Yerevan to Tbilisi is easy and cheap using public transport. We took the night train from Tbilisi to Yereva...
Armenia

A weekend in Yerevan

We took the very comfortable night train to Yerevan from Tbilisi and arrived at 06:55. Ruben, a good friend who I had no...