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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…

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,…

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…

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…

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 mercy…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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

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 can…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…