More often than not, accommodations can greatly affect your travel budget. With today’s left and right airline promo fares, most of us impulsively book flights without even considering how much the average accommodation costs will be. RJ and I have this little jar we called “The World” where we put our loose coins […]
It’s that time of the day, when everything is suddenly slow, and people seem to forget to look at the blue hour glow. Tired faces we see everywhere, they forget to stop and smell the fresh air. Drop whatever you’re holding, don’t stare at your phone, look up in the sky, […]
If I remember it correctly, Cebu Pacific was having a promotion and one of the destinations was Vietnam. As we were interested to see what Vietnam has to offer, we decided to book 2 tickets to Hanoi . We got our tickets for only P7, 167.60 each for a return ticket (including one (1) 15kg […]
Day 8 Our 8th day was splitted into two prefectures: Nara and Kyoto. Nara Prefecture An hour from Osaka, this city is full of Japan’s oldest and largest temples, National treasures, and fine gardens. Located in the center of Nara city, we visited the famous Nara park—a wide open space filled […]
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 […]
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. […]