Last week, I flew out to Tokyo with about 12 hours of notice. I ended up having to stay through Labor Day weekend, and I’m sure you can just imagine how Ruth felt about that. Fortunately (for me), Tokyo is by far one of my favorite places I’ve traveled to for work. This sprawling metropolis...
After two busy, sweaty days in Tokyo, one amazing night in Osaka, we set off for Kyoto. Kyoto was by far our favorite city in Japan. And it was one of our favorite cities we’ve been to together. Spending two days in Kyoto was a dream.
After spending two hectic days in Tokyo, we took the bullet train to Osaka. The bullet train (Shinkansen – Nozomi) is awesome. It cost $125 and took two and half hours to get from Tokyo to Osaka. Talk about efficient! You can buy the tickets at any JR station in Japan. Grab a bento box...
I recently decided to hijack Tyler’s work trip to Japan. We went to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. He planned the trip a couple of weeks in advance, and I was feeling bummed because I’m needy and hate when he travels. Three days before he left, I was drowning my sorrows in a bowl of microwave...
Before I get into my top picks for Hong Kong, I wanted to give some background for this post. We eloquently state in our Instagram bio, “follow our attempts to escape the silicon valley.” The fact that Ruth and I both have full-time jobs in the Bay Area is one of the many reasons why...