Since I’ve been traveling so often, it’s probably no surprise that I have my travel routine down. It used to overwhelm me thinking about what I was going to bring & where to put it all. When I started to travel frequently for work, I started to use a standard system to make it much easier. I used my carry-on for my essentials that I could not live without while my luggage stored all my…
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We had only 24 hours to explore the historic city of Kyoto for our honeymoon so we set out to make the most of our limited time. If you missed part 1, you can read it here. We first visited %Arabica for the best caffeine intake and enjoyed a morning of hiking throughout the Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine complex. We ended the morning with local Japanese street food before continuing on our journey. Temperatures ranged from…
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We had only 24 hours to explore the historic city of Kyoto as part of our honeymoon. We set out to make the most of our limited time. Coming from the hustle & bustle of Tokyo, Kyoto was a nice escape to relax. It was peaceful with ancient temples & shrines. It was also the perfect place to experience traditional culture and cuisine. We arrived late to the Suiran Luxury Collection Hotel (part of the…
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I used struggle to put together a cohesive wardrobe. The thought of building wardrobe essential items was beyond foreign. I would go to the store, try on a ton of items and buy whatever I liked. This left me with a ton of items in my closet that didn’t really go together. When I started traveling more frequently and for longer periods of time, this had to change. My suitcase would only allow for so…
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The cold months typically deter me from adventuring about, but with Fiona the hippo turning 2 years old last month, a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo seemed like the perfect idea (if you are not familiar, Fiona is the hippo that captured international attention when she was born 6 weeks premature making her the smallest hippo ever)! So I rolled out one of my warmest wool coats and went off to explore … The J.…
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