Hong Kong Trams
For nearly 100 years these trams have rolled up and down Hong Kong streets. They are as much a part of the DNA of Hong Kong as cable cars are…
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Day trip to Bruges
Our last full day of the trip and we chose to take a day trip to the remarkable city of Bruges. Bruges dates from the 1100s and was once as…
Journey to Kanazawa
We purposely took the long way to Kanazawa so that we could see some of the countryside. So our journey was Tokyo to Nagano, then Nagano to Noetsu, then Noetsu…
Now for the better part of the day
Once we got down off Mount Misery, we stopped at the Shinkyo Bridge, which is set just beautifully. From here it’s a short walk up the hill to the temple…
Well that didn’t turn out as planned
We got to Nikko as planned and when you arrive you’re sort of forced into a decision. There are two primary activities in Nikko: the first is to see the…
Off to Nikko!
Today is the first day of.our 7-day Japan Rail pass ticket, which is a tremendous value if you plan to travel outside Tokyo. We’ll be using it for all of…
Undurraga Winery
Well. You all know we aren’t really tour bus people, but it seemed like the right thing to do at the time. A local tour bus company was offering C$27,000…