Fukuoka, Japan Our experience with Fukuoka was one of the first we experienced in Japan as a cosmopolitan city. It was very clean, efficient to navigate, but the only thing that we were missing that was what we were mainly there for was the cherry blossoms. But in lew of that, the nightly street food …
Congratulations Abigayle Morgan! Graduation season is upon us, and it brought us to the heartland of America. Central Kansas. For the 3rd time in 4 years, we’ve journeyed to visit with Greg’s sister while she studied in McPherson, Kansas. While the location is not somewhere we would choose for ourselves, it has always been nice …
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We took a small hike around the back way to reach the pagoda, found a small clearing to pop the drone up for some shots and enjoy nature and the scenery with really no other people around till we made it down to main attraction/temples of the island.
We started the morning off pretty early catching a train from Kyoto to Hiroshima station which was only about an hour on the Shinkansen. We had a full day planned with a walking loop around the historic sights and a highly regarded garden.
Our Off the Beaten Path Guide The usual route to see the Fushimi Inari Shrine and the crowds that go with it are what we tried to avoid when we planned this off the beaten path thru-hike which allowed us to see all the same sights with a little bit more privacy. Additional Reference Photos …
After our thru-hike, we made our way to our hotel in the Gion on district and continue out for the night on an urban hike to see the old city lit up during the spring Hanatouro festival. But first dinner! Japan compared to all our other international travels was a culinary excursion, usually with multiple …
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3hr Thru-Hike Tofukuji Station to Inari Station In researching our trip to Japan, everything about the Tori Gates indicated that you should visit them via the Inari Station. We found one reference to an off the beaten path approach and spent time plotting a thru-hike via google maps and All Trails. We didn’t know what …
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We came across this drink while visiting the Amalfi Coast. Once we learned the secrets of making limoncello in Amalfi, we decided we would have to try to recreate this drink. We are currently in the secondary aging step so where is hoping for the best at the end of September. Recipe
We were fortunate to be able to visit the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. We will be writing a recap of our excursion up to Pebble Beach in the coming days. Many thanks to the entire @pebblebeachconcours staff and @speed_racer50 for inviting us to be guests.
