For our 7th day, we visited the farthest destination in our itinerary, Hyogo Prefecture, a 2hour train ride from our apartment in Osaka. Hyogo Prefecture is popular for its beautiful scenery, pristine beaches, picturesque mountains, onsen, and of course, the world-famous Kobe Beef. Sadly, we only scheduled 1 day for Hyogo and we […]
Disclaimer: We didn’t bring our camera, thus all photos are taken using my mobile phone. Apologies for the low-quality photos . Universal Studios Japan Globe Universal Studios Japan is one of the most visited places in Osaka. Spending at least 1 whole day is a must due to the wide variety of […]
Garden of Fine Arts Again, a Japan trip for an architect is not complete without a Tadao Ando-architecture visit. For our today’s first stop, we went to Garden of Fine Arts in Kyoto. Garden of Fine Arts Museum is an open-air fine arts museum that houses reproduced famous masterpieces on beautiful […]
Sabre 15 for Septiembre 15 You are probably wondering why we posted a non-travel video. Well, here’s why. My laptop for 9 years “Troy”, a Dell Vostro 1510 laptop, died on me few months ago and affected my blogging and my other works. I made the Penny Planes site using Troy, from the design […]
Photo and content originally published by: Lucy Frank of A Travellers Footsteps I spent three amazing months backpacking around South America. I spend my first month hiking around Peru, Machu Picchu and camping in the Amazon. I then flew to Columbia where I camped on the beach in hammocks and explored the beautiful […]
Fourth Day was quite relaxed. We only went to 3 places on this day. Minoo Park Osaka was pretty relaxing in general. if I have one place I would like to visit again, it would be Minoo Park. Located at the outskirts of Osaka, Minoo Park is a natural park with scenic […]
For our third day, we did what architects do: architectural spree around Osaka! Abeno Harukas For our first building-loving, we checked out the postmodern architecture building designed by César Pelli & Associates—the Abeno Harukas—a 300-meter tall skyscraper with 62 storeys making it the tallest building in Japan. Abeno Harukas consists of basement parking […]
For our 2nd day, we first went to a UNESCO World Heritage site: The Tō-ji Temple (Kyo-o-gokuji Temple). To-ji, means “East Temple”. It is one of the oldest temples in Kyoto and is the only surviving guardian temple and before it was with Sai-Ji, means “West Temple” which was destroyed by fire in […]
Many people assumed that traveling to Japan was expensive. We thought so too, but heck, we wanted to experience Japan. We booked our flights 10 MONTHS ahead to give ourselves some time to prepare our wallets. Surprisingly, it was not as expensive as what people say! Initially, we wanted to spend half of our […]
Last 2015, we explored Japan’s “West of the Border” for ten days. We witnessed Japan’s ancient capital, dined in the nation’s kitchen, entered a forever enduring castle, saw the largest bronze Buddha in the world, sampled a meat that melts in the mouth, experienced our first snow fall, and visited exemplary architectural pieces of Japan. […]
An urban major development, Dongdaemun Design Plaza or DDP, opened its doors to the public last March 21, 2014. Located at Dongdaemun district, a historical commercial district comprised of traditional markets and 24-hour shopping centers, this 8 storey metonymic landscape is consist of 5 main areas: Art Hall, Museum Hall, Design Lab, Oullim Square and […]
Riots of colors Also known as Nami Island, it is located at Chuncheon, South Korea and is very well known for its long lined Metasequoia trees. The island is a half-moon shaped and is man-made, created in 1944 named after General Nami. Aside from its famous trees, Nami was also made popular by the […]