I had an extra week of vacation this year and had not really planned out my usual fall trip. I love traveling in spring and fall because of the cooler temperatures and smaller crowds, especially as children have returned to school thus the family vacation season is over. I decided to head to Japan to visit my best friend Zach and then spend a few days at the five...
So I had to cancel my visit to Hokkaido. This required some serious last minute planning and booking. I decided to explore to the northwest, starting with the resort town of Fujikawaguchiko. I was so stressed about the rescheduling that I needed a few days of hiking and onsens to relax. While I have been to this place before, it still makes me happy. It takes about...
When I visited Fujikawaguchiko three years ago I found out that a famous theme park was located here. I took an opportunity on this trip to try it out. Most of the rollar coasters set world records over the last 2 decades. While it is no Cedar Point, it definitely is one to try at least once. As a fun cultural shock, you have to take your shoes off for one of these...
We spent all day traveling to Fujikawaguchiko, a town and series of lakes at the north base of Mt. Fuji. I discovered this location about 3 years ago and was really excited to share with Zach, Jessey, Natalie, and David. It takes about an hour of train riding to get there. By a happy accident, we ended up on a tourist sight seeing train. Arriving late in the day...
Jessey and Natalie arrived on friday completing my odd group of travel companions. Zach decided (I agreed) that it would be a good idea to take a walking tour of favorite sites in the metro. It is a great way to get over jet lag a little bit faster. This is technically the first time in nearly 15 years that Zach, David, Jessey, and I have all been in the same place...