San Antonio is largely a suburb but it has no shortage of character. There are definitely a few must do’s and see’s. And that’s what I plan to give you today, in this post. A central location to San Antonio is the River Walk. And we suggest you either stay near this, or in “south […]

If we’re being honest, we came to Austin to eat our way around the city. But there is TONS to do in and around Austin. First up, let’s talk accommodations. Austin is a big city. You can find a wide array of places to stay at differing price points. They even have hostels. We stayed […]

Hakone is a small mountain town relatively close to Mt. Fuji. I imagine most tourists come here for the Fuji Hakone National Park and viewing pleasures of Mt. Fuji herself. This was the LAST STOP in our 21 day road trip through Japan. There is also tons to do and see near Hakone, so we […]

One comes to Nara for the bowing deer. We had April showers throughout our entire stay; but Nara’s beauty still pulled through. Full on disclaimer – Nara was our second to last location on a 21 day road trip through Japan. We were tired. But also, it was April 2020 and shops and restaurants were […]

Hiroshima is worth the hype. Honestly, is there anywhere in Japan that’s not worth the hype? We think not. Not going to lie, visiting Hiroshima as an American was a bit eerie…for, hopefully, obvious reasons. We didn’t get a chance to go inside the Museum because it was closed, but did visit the Atomic Dome, […]

This post is the epitome of WHY we chose to road trip through Japan. There is so much to see in between the main cities and attractions. Today’s post covers our stops in Osaka and Kobe on our leg from Kyoto to Hiroshima during our 21 day road trip. This drive took a solid day […]