I just saw something posted about driving an RV (recreational vehicle) back to it’s rental facility in one of my travel groups. I had no idea this was a thing. I’ve heard people talk about repositioning crusises that can get you cheap travels, working on a boat to cut travel costs down, but I’ve never…
Since today is New Year’s Eve, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite travel memories. Not all of them are from 2016 but all of them are important to me. Getting Lost in Tokyo While in Japan, I was invited to dinner at the home of a CouchSurfer. Japanese addresses are notoriously difficult…
I found out about a new travel company called AfroLatino Travel. Dash Harris is a founder. I’m usually pretty good as sussing out Black diaspora wherever we go, but who knows … as the baby gets a little older we might want a more thorough tour. Putting this in my back pocket.
We’re visiting folks in Alexandria, Louisiana so I decided to share a few things to do while in town. #1 Tioga Heritage Park and Museum This building served as department store, grocery, post office and general gathering place for decades and was the defining landmark in this little mill town built to house lumber workers…
Hearton Hotel Seaside Shinigowa in Tokyo This is the best hotel ever. #1 The room is bigger than the rooms in other hotels we’ve stayed in. It’s not huge, but it has enough room to hold the items that come with the room, all of our crap (two carry-ons and two backpacks), and still give…
We took the Willer Express from Tokyo to Hiroshima last night/this morning. We left from the Willer Express Station in Sumitomo Building in Shinjuku promptly at 20:20. The bus is awesome! The seats looked almost new. There was a foot rest. The seats recline and the leg part (yes, that’s the scientific name for it…
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