by eandl | Jan 2, 2020 | International Travel, Travel
On our 2012 trip to Chile we were told multiple times that we had to see Patagonia, and that November was a good time that balanced decent weather and crowds. In the intervening years we’d almost booked Thanksgiving trips twice, but for one reason or another,...
by eandl | Nov 18, 2019 | Travel, USA Travel
When we landed in the US after a 14 hour flight from Seoul, we had been awake for 18+ hours, and had another 8 hours to endure at JFK before our final flight home. Since we were flying from Terminal 5 (JetBlue) we had no Priority Lounge. Instead, we were able to visit...
by eandl | Nov 9, 2019 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
A visitor is spoiled for choice in Kyoto when it comes to temples, so after eliminating a few options that seemed expensive or were partially under construction, we landed on Daigoji. It’s located quite a bit further from the center of town, meaning less...
by eandl | Nov 8, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
After our short trip from Hamamatsu we arrived at the Kyoto station, where we sought out the two-day travel passes. With those in hand we took the subway up two stops to shave off some walking time to our hotel. The most direct route would have been through the...
by eandl | Nov 6, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
Today we started north, starting with a subway ride to Senso-ji temple. From the station, the walk to the temple is lined with shops and restaurants, and can get very busy. The temple grounds were also quite busy with lots of school kids (we were stopped for a short...