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Thailand Budget
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a country budget, so I am going to try to catch up over the next week or so. After spending two months counting every penny while traveling in very expensive Australia and New Zealand, the value of Southeast Asia was outstanding. Instead of cooking our own food, we…
Kyoto: Hundreds of monkeys and a hair rope … oh yeah, and some awesome temples
While thinking back over the cities we’ve visited, Kyoto is on the top of my list. The city is a mesmerizing union of modern and medieval Japan. Of busy city life and nature. A thriving metropolis dotted with mind-blowing Buddhist temples and Japanese gardens. The city, for me, exemplifies what I love about travel and…
We’re big in Japan, or: How to ride overnight buses in the Land of the Rising Sun
Japan has a reputation of being an astronomically expensive country. To be sure, it’s not a budget destination, but one of the biggest expenses travelers face — intra-country travel — doesn’t have to leave you with an empty wallet. Many people purchase the JR rail pass which provides unlimited travel within the country’s train system…