Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok surprised us in many different ways. It is a large and very busy city. Many interesting things to see and experience. It had this duality...

Napa Valley, CA

Napa Valley, CA

Napa Valley is probably the most famous valley in the Continental United States. Not only it has history and prestige as far as the wine industry...

Big Bear Lake, CA

Big Bear Lake, CA

Located in Southern California Big Bear Lake is a small and beautiful city located on the banks of fish-filled Big Bear Lake. It’s known mainly for...

Kobe, Japan

Kobe, Japan

Kobe was another day trip from our “base” in Kyoto. It took about an hour for us to get there via the train. One thing we knew we were...

Osaka, Japan

Osaka, Japan

Osaka is the second-largest city in Japan after Tokyo. It is the capital city of the Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin...

Nara, Japan

Nara, Japan

Nara was our last one-day trip from our “base” at Kyoto. As you can imagine one day is hardly enough to explore everything in Nara so we...