by leandra | Nov 4, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
Eric had scoped out a pancake place in Harajuku for breakfast, but unfortunately Rainbow Pancake was closed (first Wednesday of the month – seriously?) so we ended up at Deus ex Machina for pizza toast with (spicy) ginger ale for Eric and banana peanut butter...
by leandra | Nov 3, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
After a good night’s rest in a bed that wasn’t on a plane, we woke up with the sun, procured travel cards and headed over to the Shinjuku Gyoen (Imperial Garden) to eat our purchased breakfast pastries and drinks (from Family Mart). We were able to buy our...
by leandra | Nov 2, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
During our trip planning I did a ton of research on the JR Pass as lots of travel sites recommend it. The 7-day pass would have been the best option for us but at 29,650¥ (~$273 USD) it’s not cheap. And once I mapped out our itinerary, it became clear the pass...
by leandra | Nov 1, 2019 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Our flight up to New York on Jet Blue was smooth and left on time. After landing, we were slightly delayed getting off the plane due to jet bridge issues but thankfully we were in no hurry. Uber and Lyft were a bit high, so we used the taxi line to catch a cab into...
by leandra | Oct 28, 2019 | International Travel, street art, Travel
One of my favorite things about travel is discovering art in unexpected places. I photographed these artistic manhole covers in Tokyo, Hamamatsu, Osaka, Minoh, and Seoul. It’s worth slowing down and looking around (up or down) – you never know what...