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JAPAN

Dogs we’ve met on our travels…and the most dog-loving countries!

by Frank (bbqboy)

Dogs we’ve met on our travels…and the most dog-loving countries! 2020 is the year of the dog so I figured I’d do my last post of the year on one of my favorite subjects – dogs. They’re something …

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Wearing Masks: what we learned from the Japanese

Wearing Masks: what we learned from the Japanese and how it applies today

by Frank (bbqboy)

Wearing Masks: what we learned from the Japanese and how it applies today “Look at those Asians with their ridiculous masks. You’d think we’re all dirty”. It’ s the reaction of a lot of Westerners …

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The Best things to Do and See in Kyoto

by Frank (bbqboy)

The Best things to Do and See in Kyoto Kyoto was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1869 and is considered the “home” of traditional Japanese culture. It contains many of the country’s most famous …

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Our Kyoto meltdowns. Are we all just photo-clicking monkeys? What’s travel about?

by Frank (bbqboy)

Are we all just photo-clicking monkeys?  On my last post I listed the “Must See” highlights in Kyoto. Kyoto has a lot to see as far as temples and gardens and we appreciated the …

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The Friendly Faces of Japan (and some pets)

by Frank (bbqboy)

The Friendly Faces of Japan (and some pets) If there’s one thing that we’ll never forget from our time in Japan it’s the people. Always helpful and friendly, they go out of their way to make you …

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Signs in Japan: The funny, strange or just unusual

by Frank (bbqboy)

Signs in Japan We spent 7 weeks in Japan and one of the things that never bored us were Japanese signs. Japanese signs are unique in their design, often using cartoon figures and sometimes …

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Why Nara was my favorite place in Japan

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why Nara was my favorite place in Japan We spent 7 weeks in Japan and my favorite memories were of our 1 day in the town of Nara.  Why? There are a few reasons: the most impressive temple we’ve …

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Our 60 Favorite Photos from 2016

by Frank (bbqboy)

Our Favorite Photos from a year of travel A couple of weeks ago I did a wrap-up of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) places visited in 2016. We took so many photos in 2016 that we decided to go …

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Need an apartment for a month in Kyoto? Here’s the place to stay

by Frank (bbqboy)

Need an apartment for a month in Kyoto? Anyone familiar with us knows that we are big fans of Airbnb. In fact we spent 315 night in Airbnb apartments in 2016. The one major exception was Kyoto. When …

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