Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay. Rainbow Bridge has long been a popular attraction in Tokyo, and last week marked its 20th birthday. Spanning from Odaiba to Shibaura, this suspension bridge was built to harmonize with the natural skyline of […]
Visiting a Disney Park in Japan was unlike any other Disney experience I’ve had thus far. I’ve talked about cute-obsessed Japan before, and how from cleaning products to food, there’s no escaping the cute. So of course our visits Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea were no exception. The parks themselves had plenty of cute decorations and merchandise, but I expected that. What […]
Located in Chiba, Japan, Tokyo Disney Resort was the first Disney theme park to open outside the United States, and it’s the third most visited theme park today (After, go figure, Florida’s Walt Disney World and California’s Disneyland). Tokyo Disney Resort is often regarded as the pinnacle of Disney theme park experiences by many Disney fans, but just what […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of a traditional red sail junk in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. Junks, traditional Chinese fishing boats, once filled the harbors of Hong Kong. Originally these boats were used for extensive ocean voyages to explore and trade throughout all of Asia. Today […]
Known as Yu Lan, the Hungry Ghost Festival started this past week in Hong Kong. Similar to the western idea of Halloween, Chinese people believe that restless spirits will roam the earth during the seventh month of the Chinese calendar, particularly on the 15th day. During this month appeasements are made to feed these hungry ghosts, as well as […]