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Travel Tip #37

Travel Tip #37

Aug 02 2012

Reserve Ahead of Time for Popular Attractions When traveling, you want to see and experience everything a place has to offer in the short time…

Bio-Tei

Bio-Tei

Aug 01 2012

Vegetarian Options in Central Kyoto Finding vegetarian options can be difficult in many places, but throw in a foreign language and a foreign alphabet, and…

Fushimi-Inari Shinto Shrine

Tunnel of 10,000 Torii Gates L&A has been to their fair share of places of worship, from cathedrals and country churches to synagogues and Buddhist temples,…

Links We Love Vol. 37

Links We Love Vol. 37

Jul 28 2012

Film Locations Map via Quipsologies Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs via Gala Darling Awesome Post Cards via Wired The World’s Best Places to Swim via Apartment…

Hotel Niwa Tokyo

Hotel Niwa Tokyo

Jul 27 2012

Great Hotel in the Heart of Tokyo Booking a hotel for Tokyo is difficult only because there are so many options. There are rooms for…

Travel Tip #36

Travel Tip #36

Jul 26 2012

Bring Activities for Downtime When you are an independent budget traveler, you are often faced with a lot of downtime because  you are at the…

Hotel Monterey

Hotel Monterey

Jul 24 2012

European-Style Hotel in the Heart of Kyoto We here at L&A love to plan our trips down to the finest detail. Some folks like to…

Links We Love Vol. 36

Links We Love Vol. 36

Jul 21 2012

Portable Rowboat via Swiss Miss Tilt-Shift Spain via Colossal What to do in Chicago via Y Travel Blog Pets Rock! Posters via Grain Edit Daytrip…

Kiyomizudera

Kiyomizudera

Jul 20 2012

Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto So, you have decided to go to Kiyomizu Temple . Everyone keeps talking about how charming Kyoto is, but so far…

Travel Tip #35

Travel Tip #35

Jul 19 2012

Make a Travel Document For Your Trip to Stay Organized When we were kids, there wasn’t much Internet for residential customers, so our parents had…

Links We Love Vol. 35

Links We Love Vol. 35

Jul 14 2012

Zombie-Proof World Landmarks via Buzzfeed Omaha is Awesome! via Over Yonderlust Car Races through San Francisco via kottke Make Your Own Marquee Lights via Oh…

Kurobe Alpine Route Part 1

The Kurobe Dam When people think of Alps, they think Switzerland and The Sound of Music . But Japan has them, too (remember the 1998…

Travel Tip #34

Travel Tip #34

Jul 12 2012

Pack An All-Purpose Jacket When you are traveling, you don’t have your whole wardrobe at your disposal. What’s more, because you packed light  so you…

Tamanoyu Ryokan

Tamanoyu Ryokan

Jul 10 2012

Traditional Japanese Inn in Matsumoto If you go to Japan and stay in only Western-style hotel rooms, you will have a wonderful time. If you…

Links We Love Vol. 34

Links We Love Vol. 34

Jul 07 2012

Cool Pennants via Lost Type Parks of the World via Quipsologies Another Article on Airfare via The Independent Polaroid Picture Frames via Swiss Miss Amazing…

Matsumoto Castle

Matsumoto Castle

Jul 06 2012

A National Treasure of Japan Matsumoto is a city of 250,000 located in the Nagano prefecture and it serves as a gateway to the Japanese…

Travel Tip #33

Travel Tip #33

Jul 05 2012

Put Your Liquids Into 100 ml Bottles To Avoid Checking Your Bag Always Carry On . This mantra makes for a high speed, low drag…

Wisconsin Road Trip

Wisconsin Road Trip

Jul 02 2012

L&A received this question: My mom is turning 50 and she is taking her first week long vacation in three years to celebrate. We are…

Links We Love Vol. 33

Links We Love Vol. 33

Jun 30 2012

Awesome Weather App via Swiss Miss New Travel Book via The Onion AV Club Wander Blog New York Mural via Colossal Swiss Photobooks via Grain…

Meiji Jinju and Gyoen

Meiji Jinju and Gyoen

Jun 29 2012

Large Gardens and Shrine in Central Tokyo In 1867, Japan was an isolated island nation ruled by shoguns and relying on agriculture. Then Emperor Meiji…

Travel Tip #32

Travel Tip #32

Jun 28 2012

Proper Sun Protection When I was a kid, my grandparents lived on a lake and we visited them just about every weekend in the summer.…