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Picking a restaurant while you are traveling can be tough — especially if you get cranky when you are hungry! Here are four tips to…

Labor Day is the perfect time to get out of town and head for the woods – but you don’t necessarily have to rough it…

Feudal Castle in Central Kyoto Nijo Castle, located in the center of Kyoto, is a feudal castle with a couple of moats, expansive gardens and…

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“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” ― Samuel Johnson

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…

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…

Is your bag a little blah? Do you have a hard time picking out your suitcase from a sea of identical black suitcases at the…

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…

We are lucky… because we get to spend time with old friends, watching sunsets, taking saunas, & jumping into the lake. Drinking great beer, &…

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…

We love to shop for handmade and unique items for our friends and family – so of course we are on Etsy all the time.…

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…