Close Menu

News (Page 5)

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.…

The Japan Rail Pass

The Japan Rail Pass

Jun 22 2012

Using Your JR Pass If you think you want to go to Japan, but aren’t sure of you can move about the country without being…

Travel Tip #31

Travel Tip #31

Jun 21 2012

Bring Your Gadgets’ Accessories Remember your first Discman? It took 24 AA batteries and would skip if you tilted it to see which track you…

Shinjuku Gyoen

Shinjuku Gyoen

Jun 20 2012

Lovely Gardens in the Center of Tokyo Tokyo is a pulsating metropolis. Jam-packed sidewalks and a dizzying array of trains, subways, buses and taxis that…

Honeypie Cafe

Honeypie Cafe

Jun 18 2012

Brunch in Bayview Honeypie Cafe in Bayview, Milwaukee is uses fresh, local ingredients to make Wisconsin style food. What is Wisconsin style food you ask?…

Anodyne Cafe

Anodyne Cafe

Jun 15 2012

Bayview’s Best Coffee One of the best places for coffee in Madison is the Victory . Located on Atwood Avenue on the East side, this…

Travel Tip #30

Travel Tip #30

Jun 14 2012

Bring Your Own Food on the Airplane “Chicken or beef?” You hear the flight attendant ask the question. You try to peer around the food…

The Victory

The Victory

Jun 13 2012

The East Side of Madison’s Best Coffee “I feel like coffee,” she says. “I want ice cream,” he says. The solution? The Victory . Located…

Ueno Park

Ueno Park

Jun 11 2012

Family-Friendly Park in Taito, Tokyo Any big city worth its salt has a large public park where its citizens can congregate, relax and while away…