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To follow-up on my recent blog on tips for your visit to Tokyo let me tell you about my experience in the city. I was in Tokyo on two legs of my trip, one at the very start and then after exploring Japan at the end my trip. We flew ANA or All Nippon Airways…
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Planning trips takes a lot of time and research. In a place as dense with options as Tokyo it can get overwhelming and certainly time taking. Coming up I’ll go over my travels in Tokyo but before this let me give you some tips for you to fully enjoy your trip. Accommodation In Tokyo the…
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Throughout Japan one of the most popular tourist destinations is a shrine. A lot of shrines are amazing works of architecture and art reflecting the vibrant culture of the country. One of the most popular places to visit shrines is Kyoto. It has over 400 beautiful shrines and temples, and I’m going to tell you…
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In my opinion, every good vacation needs a hike. For Japan the choice is almost a no-brainer, Mount Fuji. The climb for Mount Fuji is a two day climb where you can spend the night at one of the many stations dotted over the paths up the mountain. Some people do a single day bullet…
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Recently I went on a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun where we visited many places, climbed Mount Fuji and in general had a good time. I will of course tell you about the shrines I checked out In Kyoto and my Mountain climb but to begin I want to talk about a…
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I recently got back from a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia and one of my favourite parts of the trip was our visit to Phu Quoc, a small island known for its beaches and coral reefs. We took a forty-minute flight from Ho Chi Minh city airport to Phu Quoc Island where we would be…
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The City of Death. Moksh. Manikarnika. Assi Ghat. Kashi Vishwanath Temple. All these words are connected to the spiritual city of Benaras or Varanasi or Kashi. In the state of Uttar Pradesh is Benaras, built on the western bank of The Ganges, the city is famous for its temples, ghats and varieties of food. My…
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The road goes ever on and on and we too would continue down it heading north through New Zealand but now our trip was coming to a close with the grand finale…Hobbiton! This mythical, magical town of halflings offers tours! The movie set for Hobbiton in the Alexander Farm has a long-storied history. The farm…
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New Zealand is popular for dolphin viewing and at many places around New Zealand there are operators who will take you out to the open sea to watch and even swim with them! We were headed to Kaikoura which has one of the best dolphin spotting rates in the world. And we would even get…
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I recently returned from a 15-day road trip in New Zealand with my family. I’ll be breaking that trip into a few blogs where I talk about my favourite things from the trip. This blog will feature adventure sports, the greatest burger in the world, a few Lord of the Rings “spots” and a beautiful…