Year of Travel!....thus far

So technically my year of travel isn't over with 3 more trips on the docket but I just came back from the most epic trip thus far and wanted to talk about it a little.

So in all the whirlwind that has been my life recently I was presented the opportunity to go to Japan with a couple of friends. When a person offers you a trip to a foreign country you have dreamed about, you take it....so even though I had plans to go visit my parents in DC and see Bastille in concert, I sold those tickets and called my mom and told her I would bring her a Kimono from Japan and flew away. What an experience! The people seemed to be a little shy around me but otherwise the place has a rustic charm meshed with modern day appeal. From the mountains of Kyoto to the vibrant nightlife of Tokyo I loved it all.

Favorite Things: Traditional Onsen (Japanese Bathhouse) in Kyoto,  Tokyo Disney Sea, karaoke in Tokyo & green tea kit kats

Things I could have done without: The constant stares without speaking or smiling,  so many coins since paper denominations don't start until the $1000 yen & not being able to figure out my clothing size easily and thus not purchasing a single piece of clothing for myself

Over all I can't wait to go back and explore more.  Visiting really stoked the fire I have to live outside of the US for a while.

Until next post.....laters

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Britt said…
I love that last pic!
Sun Oct 19, 09:51:00 PM 2014
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