Sail the Leviathan

October 15, 2019

Gyeongbokgung Palace

Gyeongbokgung Palace It is our first full day in South Korea. One of “the things to do” is take a tour to the DMZ and so it is a priority to get something booked now since we are only here… Continue reading
October 14, 2019

Taipei to Seoul

Taipei to Seoul Today is our last international travel day for the trip. We get up at 7:30 am, shower, pack, and enjoy our last amazing breakfast at the Mandarin Oriental. To keep things simple we opt for … Go… Continue reading
October 12, 2019

Double 10

Double 10 After our spa night last night we sleep very well. We don’t rise particularly early. Breakfast at the hotel is delicious and we are impressed that they basically changed all of the primary … Go to this Sway Continue reading
October 11, 2019

If there is a line, get in it!

If there is a line, get in it! We stayed the night at the Hotel Nikko a block north of Hakata station. For breakfast we wandered into the station to evaluate our options. We wandered down to B1 following a… Continue reading
October 11, 2019

Taipei 101

Taipei 101 With an hour time difference (west) between here and Japan, it was pretty easy to get up by 7:30am. We had a brief thought of just staying in this palatial hotel room all day, but there’s a… Go… Continue reading
October 11, 2019

Kumamoto Ferry

Kumamoto Ferry When you are staying in a ryokan the correct order of operations is onsen then breakfast, so we got up at 7 am, had a sit in the onsen to get one last infusion of magical hot spring… Continue reading
October 11, 2019

It’s like Home Alone 2 up in here

It’s like Home Alone 2 up in here Morning comes too early after a late night babysitting a cranky POS washer/dryer. Our clothes are all still damp and hanging around the hotel room everywhere. We get super rushed and fluste…… Continue reading
October 10, 2019

Welcome to Hell…

Welcome to Hell… … Unzen Hell that is. Go to this Sway Continue reading
October 10, 2019

Peace Park II

Peace Park II We had a bit of slower start to the day (well, I did), we laid around and got ready until around 8 or so and then headed out with the intention of visiting the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb… Continue reading
October 5, 2019

Sakura 547

Day 8: Sakura 547 We had a leisurely morning getting French toast bites from Hoshino Coffee, a local chain in the station, then making a seat reservation for our trip from Kumamoto to Fukuoka on Oct 6th. We … Go… Continue reading