Okinawa is about a 2 hour flight from Tokyo. Flights are fairly inexpensive, and I think totally worth it. This is the more tropical side of Japan for sure. Historically, it was the independent Ryukyu Kingdom. It became part of Japan in 1872. It is about 70 miles long (the main island) and has many…
Okinawa is sometimes called the Hawaii of Japan. Okinawa is an island to the SouthWest of the main island of Japan. It is near Taiwan, China and the Phillipines. The climate therefore is warmer than that of mainland Japan. Okinawa is known as a Blue Zone, where residents routinely live longer than other places in…
I just love the fall time in Utah. Temperatures cool down to below 100 degrees, Farmer’s markets are in full swing and the leaves start to turn. Football- Go Utes! Now my husband loves to watch college football and our team is of course The Utah Utes. Go Utes! My mother in law always buys…
When we were planning our trip to Japan this year, we didn’t intend to go during the annual National Japanese holiday of Golden Week. However when booking tickets this week was a bit cheaper and we found really good deals on tickets. I did a ton of research about traveling to Japan during Golden Week….
So you are going to Tokyo, one of, if not the largest city in the world. This city is so well organized that it runs smoothly even with millions of visitors per year. This year we spent some time in Tokyo, and in Japan in general. I thought it would be helpful to gather some…
I don’t know about you, but I love spring. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, surely at least one more time in this post. I can’t wait for planting season to start. This year we are re-oiling our deck. Our deck is made out of tigerwood, which is a hardwood that…
This year we are going to go camping for the 4th of July. The 4th of July is my husbands birthday, and he likes to go camping for his birthday. We have a small 23ft trailer that we tow, and a 69′ fishing boat that we take out. Some years we will desert camp in…
The “Sober Curious” trend is growing among younger people. As people start to focus more on their health and the unwanted effects of alcohol. Younger people who do drink are doing it less often, and not drinking as much at a time. Still others don’t like the taste of alcohol, but still want to be…
I love love love getting out in nature and stargazing around a campfire. We go camping multiple times every summer. It’s an easy and quick get-away that we can do that doesn’t cost a ton, and gets us out of the house in the summer. We are lucky to live in Utah where there are…
I wish I had journaled more while traveling in my younger years. I would have so many more memories recorded. Like, I’m sure I had some thoughts about that time I rode on the back of a motorbike in the Dominican Republic to a remote beach to go fishing! At the time I was mildly…
