Tag: Travel

First Few Days in Korea (Travel woes, Olympics and Golden moments!)

ByMinion-Chris February 17, 2018 2 Comments
Flying to Korea All my bags were packed and I was ready to go to Korea! I'd like to have said that getting checked in and through to the gate went without a hitch, sadly this time it didn't! I'd like to have said that the airline caused this unneeded stress at the beginning of an amazing trip, but it wasn't. Unfortunately, this time it was all me. I made a silly mistake when booking and checking...

Planning for Korea

ByMinion-Chris January 31, 2018 0 Comments
In February, I'll be travelling with a friend to South Korea! This trip was something that'd we'd been talking about for over a year and as time passed it started to come to fruition. For my friend, he's been to Korea a few times and has continually grown very fond of their culture. I was super impressed when he learned how to speak Korean and how much he has familiarized himself with the...

Wrapping up 2017!

ByMinion-Chris December 30, 2017 2 Comments
Is 2017 over already?! Admittedly I've been a bit lazy over the past few weeks after my Japan wrap up. However I wanted to spend some time to review the amazing travel year 2017 has been, and what's on the horizon for me in 2018! Australia My first major trip of 2017 was to the land down under! I really enjoyed spending a month in this diverse and unique country. It has amazing natural beauty and...

Wrapping up Japan

ByMinion-Chris December 1, 2017 1 Comment
It's time to wrap up my trip to Japan. Thanks for joining me on this adventure to the Land of the Rising Sun. I really enjoyed the time I spent in this diverse and unique country! If you want to read up on the whole trip you can do so here. Here are some of my thoughts after reflecting on the trip. My top 3 highlights: Highlight #1: Unexpected Lantern festival in Takanabe One of the things I love...

Whisky, Monkeys, Bamboo and Home!

ByMinion-Chris November 27, 2017 1 Comment
Suntory Yamazaki Whisky Museum Our last full day in Japan would first see us visiting the Yamazaki Whisky Museum. We'd booked this earlier, but even by then the paid tour with tastings were already full. We hopped on the train and arrived at the distillery front gate/security office and were given passes to wear and directed to the museum building. We were able to walk through the museum and...

Himeji Castle and Osaka

ByMinion-Chris November 22, 2017 0 Comments
Himeji Castle Because we weren't able to get to Himeji yesterday we set out early to go today and arrived at Himeji Castle by mid morning. Himeji castle is considered one of the biggest and best representations of Japanese Castle building. When you get off the train, its a short walk towards the castle, but you can see it right when you leave the station. As you get closer you start to realize...