After watching (or reading) Eat, Pray Love, I think Bali made its way to almost everyone’s travel bucket list, including mine. Though I still haven’t made it to this Indonesian paradise just yet, for this #WadnerlustWednesday, I got insider travel tips from Diana O’Gilvie, a travel writer, photographer and film maker who now calls Bali home. In our […]
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DJ’s First Trip to Japan
A few weeks ago I featured Rogers’ first international trip to Spain and I’m so happy to return this week with another first international trip report, this time from DJ, a young professional living in DC. In this post, DJ retells his story of preparing for his first trip out of the US to Japan. As long […]
My Filipino Favorite: Absolute Travel Addict’s Pancit Bihon
A special thanks and shout out to Chrystal of The Duo Dishes and Bren of Flanbouyant Eats for my awesome Foodista apron and cookbook that I won at Blogging While Brown last weekend. This was my motivation to get in the kitchen. Next I’ll be trying one of the amazing recipes from the Foodista cookbook!! I […]
Exploring Tokyo: Sake Tasting and Yakitori in Shimbashi
Though I typically travel solo, I am rarely ever alone. Between the Couchsurfing project, alumni and professional groups and the random people I meet, there is usually someone around while I explore a new destination. This trip, I connected with 2 members of the MSU Alumni group of Tokyo, Fumiko Masuzawa and Keeichi Higuchi, who showed […]
Journey to Tokyo
I love Tokyo, as I expected I would. Though I’ve only officially been in Japan about 24 hours, it’s been an extremely positive experience so far, starting with the flight… The Flight: LAX – HND The cab driver called just as I was throwing the last item in my over stuffed suitcase — perfect timing. […]