Tokyo Notes
If you haven’t been to Tokyo it’s likely that your impression from afar is that the culture is very buttoned down and reserved. Of course some of society is like…
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September 2018
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Eating in Tokyo
Tokyo is the world’s greatest food city. I know, I know, you’re thinking that’s impossible, everyone knows that Paris is the world’s greatest food city. But consider this: there are…
MORI Digital Art Museum
We were incredibly lucky on this one. The MORI Digital Art Museum in Tokyo has been running an exhibit, in conjunction with teamLab.borderless, that is being called the world’s first…
Tokyo’s Memory Lane
In the Shinjuku neighborhood of Tokyo, in the shadow of the gigantic Shinjuku Railway Station you will find a collection of 80 year old alleys that are collectively known as…
Park Hyatt Shanghai
Definitely one of the nicer hotels we’ve ever stayed in, the Park Hyatt Shanghai is located on floors 80 through 93 of the Shanghai World Financial Center. The SWFC is…
Leaving Bhutan
Wow what a stunning visit we had to this little country. Easily one of the best places we’ve been. So peaceful and beautiful and filled with kind people. If we…
Tiger’s Nest
The other big reason we wanted to come to Bhutan was to visit a place called the Tiger’s Nest. It’s real name is the Taktsang Palphug Monastery. It was built…
Great Buddha Dordenma
On our way our of Thimphu we stopped at the Great Buddha Dordenma, which is one of the world’s largest buddhas. It’s approximately 18 stories tall! Construction began in 2006…
Thimphu Tsechu
Get ready for pictures in this post. We took over 1,000 photos at the festival and were only able to narrow them down to 40 or so. It was an…