The city of Venice, Italy is made up of many islands – over 100 of them! Most of the islands that make up the city are all connected by hundreds of bridges crossing canals and it’s so easy to walk from one to the next that you almost forget they are separate islands. There are…
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Around Iceland’s Golden Circle – A Day Trip from Reykjavik
If you don’t have much time in Iceland but still want to see some sights outside of the capital, Iceland’s Golden Circle is the perfect day trip from Reykjavik! The Golden Circle can be visited either by renting a car or going on a tour bus with one of the many companies leaving from Reykjavik….
Visiting Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy
Our last stop on our two week Eurotrip this past spring was in Venice, Italy! We spent two and a half days there and knew that we had to see Piazza San Marco, one of the busiest squares in the city and home to the Doge’s Palace and the Basilica of San Marco. Hoping to…
Going on a Glacier Hike in Southern Iceland
One of our Top 10 things to do on Iceland’s Ring Road was a glacier hike at Sólheimajökull glacier. The glacier is very accessible off of route one (the Ring Road) in Southern Iceland. Sólheimajökull glacier is a 14 km long outlet glacier for the much larger Myrdasjokkull glacier. We went through Arctic Adventures and had a wonderful…
24 Hours in Reykjavik, Iceland
We kicked off our 8-day trip to Iceland with about 24 hours in the capital city, Reykjavik! After arriving at the Keflavik International Airport in the morning, we had to take a ~45 minute bus ride to downtown Reykjavik. We dropped our bags off at Loft Hostel then headed out to start our day! We first headed…
Going to a Japanese Festival in Utsunomiya, Japan
While in town for work we were lucky enough to be around for the Miya Matsuri festival in Utsunomiya, Japan. It occurs on the first Saturday and Sunday of August each year. The festival started in 1976 when Japan was going through some slow economic growth as a way to encourage people to get out…
Tokyo, Japan in a Day
While there are way too many things to do and see in Tokyo in just one day, here is how we made the most of our limited time! After our 1 hour and 45 minute train ride from Utsunomiya we got off at the Tokyo Skytree station. We saw the Skytree from the outside while…
An Adventurous Dinner in Utsunomiya, Japan
A couple weeks ago, I had a chance to travel to Utsunomiya, Japan on a trip for work and had the chance to try a lot of new foods while I was there! One night we went to a yakitori (translated as grilled bird/chicken) restaurant with our new Japanese friends. We were seated in a back room…
Visiting a Cat Cafe in Utsunomiya, Japan
As an avid cat lover and missing both my cats from home while traveling to Japan for work, I couldn’t be more excited when I learned that there was a cat café near our hotel in Utsunomiya. Just off of Orion Dori (a main shopping street), you can find Cat Café Nekomiya. It is on…
Visiting Hachimanyama Park in Utsunomiya, Japan
On my recent work trip to Japan, I only ended up with one free day (without work) in Utsunomiya. I decided to venture out to try to find Hachimanyama Park since I had read about Utsunomiya Tower online. Leaving from my hotel close to the train station, it was supposed to be about a 30…
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