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FUKUOKA First Impressions (Canal City and The Kirby Cafe)

April 13, 2025 by hollyGS

I woke up at about 5:45am and decided to head to the onsen again as it opened at 6:00am. I headed up to the 14th floor again, and this time I seemed to be the only one. I chose a locker and entered the bath, soaking in both the indoor and outdoor pools for about thirty minutes, at which time an elderly lady entered the bath. I decided to leave to let her enjoy the bath on her own as […]

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24 Hours in NAGOYA!! Meiji-Mura Cultural Park (Frank Lloyd Wright Imperial Hotel)

April 6, 2025 by hollyGS

We walked to the Asakusa line to take the train to Tokyo station, stopping to transfer. At Tokyo station Harith activated his JR pass at a booth and we walked to the railway cafe to activate our JR passes. We waited about ten minutes for a man to help us with our passes. He activated our passes, exchanging our vouchers for the JR pass. He then helped us all to book tickets and reserve seats on the Hikari shinkansen to […]

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TOKYO Japan in October FIRST IMPRESSIONS! Flying to Haneda Airport From Canada

March 30, 2025 by hollyGS

I woke up at 6:15am to finish some packing and prepare the house for the bunny to be home alone for two weeks. We left to drive to the airport at 8:30am ish, driving to the Park n Fly just east of Toronto. We waited quite awhile for a bus to pick us up to take us to the airport. We met a couple going to Washington who were dreaming of going to Japan. We arrived at terminal 1 at […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: Asia, backpacking, Beer, budget travel, cheap travel, Japan rail pass worth it, self guided, self guided walking tour, travel, travel vlog, walking tour

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Tobermory, Ontario!!! Beautiful Nature In Ontario CANADA

March 17, 2025 by hollyGS

We left St.Catharines as early in the morning as we could, the drive to Tobermory took us about five ours in total. The drive from Niagara is a really scenic one! We stopped at Little Cove to swim before heading into Tobermory proper. In order to park at Little Cove you need to book a spot on their website. We had a difficult time booking the parking ahead of time, but we managed it while we sat just outside the […]

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Taking A Cruise Of the Rosario Islands (What not to Do) and LEAVING COLOMBIA (Our final Impressions)

March 12, 2025 by hollyGS

We set our alarm for 6:00am as we had a tour leaving from the harbour at 8:00am. The harbour was about a 45- 50 minute walk from our hotel. We ended up leaving the room at 7:00am and walking through the old town and making it to Pier 3 with 10 minutes to spare. I guess we were walking slowly this morning. A few weeks before I had booked a tour of the Rosario Islands on Tripadvisor. I had never […]

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What to See and Do in Cartagena (Street Rappers and Walking the City Walls)

February 26, 2025 by hollyGS

We decided to try and have breakfast at our hotel’s little cafe to start the morning. We ordered two americanos and the only vegetarian option on the menu. We were informed that there were only two options available, both with ham in them. I ordered the egg and ham with a croissant, hoping that the ham was on the side… Our food came pretty quickly and we carefully ate around the ham which was in the egg. The meal was […]

Categories: Colombia, South America • Tags: backpacking, Beer, budget travel, cartagena, cartagena rappers, cheap travel, Colombia, photography, self guided, self guided walking tour, South America, travel, travel vlog, walking tour

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How Safe is CARTAGENA COLOMBIA?! Full Day in Cartagena (on the Caribbean Sea)

February 2, 2025 by hollyGS

We had a bit of a later start to the day and headed down stairs to the cafe on the ground floor to have a coffee. We then set off towards the old town in hopes of going to a breakfast place I had seen online. We walked 19 minutes or so to the old city walls, along the water. Jives got splashed by a big wave, but honestly the cool water was nice as it was already 30 degrees […]

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CARTAGENA Colombia FIRST Impressions (On The Caribbean Coast)

January 19, 2025 by hollyGS

My alarm went off at 5:30am, and we were all packed and down at reception by 6:00am, where Carlos (lovely concierge) said he would call us a cab to the airport. We had a simple version of breakfast, fruit and coffee as we didn’t have time for a full breakfast. Our lovely server brought us over a treat from her personal breakfast, a sort of doughball (like a timbit for Canadians), it was lovely of her to offer. Our cab […]

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GUATAPE and the GIANT ROCK!! Day Trip From Medellin to El Penol and Guatape

January 12, 2025 by hollyGS

Our 9th wedding anniversary! We woke up at 6am in hopes of catching breakfast really early. Our plan was to take the metro to Caribe station where the North Bus station was. From there we were going to go to booth #14 and book tickets to Guatape. I think we really could have done the trip ourselves, but it was our anniversary, so we decided to talk to the receptionist at the hotel (our friend Carlos) and see if he […]

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FUKUOKA First Impressions (Canal City and The Kirby Cafe)

24 Hours in NAGOYA!! Meiji-Mura Cultural Park (Frank Lloyd Wright Imperial Hotel)

TOKYO Japan in October FIRST IMPRESSIONS! Flying to Haneda Airport From Canada

Tobermory, Ontario!!! Beautiful Nature In Ontario CANADA

Taking A Cruise Of the Rosario Islands (What not to Do) and LEAVING COLOMBIA (Our final Impressions)

What to See and Do in Cartagena (Street Rappers and Walking the City Walls)

How Safe is CARTAGENA COLOMBIA?! Full Day in Cartagena (on the Caribbean Sea)

CARTAGENA Colombia FIRST Impressions (On The Caribbean Coast)

GUATAPE and the GIANT ROCK!! Day Trip From Medellin to El Penol and Guatape