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Japanese Snow Monkeys and How to Visit
We’ve all seen it, whether you are flipping through pages of a National Geographic magazine or watching a documentary on Animal Planet – the monkeys somewhere in Asia that like to hang out in hot springs during the cold winter months. I’ve known about these monkey’s since I was a child. Honestly, I thought they were high in the mountains somewhere near China or some other country, I had no clue these were Japanese Macaques (Japanese Snow Monkeys) that lived in, you guessed it…Japan! When I moved to Japan in 2019, I made it a goal to visit Jigokudani Yaen-Koen, otherwise known as Snow Monkey Park. **This post contains affiliate…
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Cycling Around Suo Oshima
Konichiwa or should I say, “Aloha!” Yashiro Island, better known as Suo Oshima, is an island located in eastern Yamaguchi Prefecture. Suo Oshima is a large island located in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan. Suo Oshima is connected to mainland by a huge green bridge named Oshima Bridge. Somewhat mountainous with gorgeous beaches, Suo Oshima is also famous throughout Japan for their mandarin oranges or “Mikans,” in Japanese. Why Aloha Island? Aside from the natural beauty and mikans, Oshima is also called the Aloha Island and has a relatively long history with the U.S. state of Hawaii. Suo Oshima is the sister island of Kauai Island in Hawaii, and they…
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Visit Tikal, Guatemala – The Ancient Mayan City
Tikal, Guatemala, one of the greatest ancient cities of the Mayan world. This famous archaeological site is well known, yet hidden to many tourists because of it’s secluded location. Tikal is located in northern Guatemala within the Maya Biosphere Reserve. The most notable features of Tikal are the tall and slender pyramids surrounded by lush jungles and the abundance of wildlife. You can explore the site for days and continue to find new ruins, many which have yet to be excavated. There are thousands of structures that have been uncovered and only a small percentage of the ruins have been thoroughly explored. The Mayan Civilization at Tikal It is believed…
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Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu
Trekking to Machu Picchu should be on everyone’s “bucket list”! This Ancient Inca City sits high on a mountaintop in the Andes Mountains roughly 50 miles (80 KM) from the city of Cuzco. Machu Picchu is listed as one of the “7 wonders of the new world,” and has been a popular tourist attraction since its discovery. Because of its remote location getting to Machu Picchu does take some planning and effort. Once visitors arrive in the historic city of Cuzco there are several ways to reach Machu Picchu. For those that are limited on time and mobility, there is a 3.5 hour train ride to Aguas Calientes. Aguas Calientes…
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Driving Iceland’s Golden Circle
Iceland is obviously a hot destination right now, with good reason! Jill and I flew to Germany and took advantage of WOW‘s (RIP) stop over on our way back to the United States. We ended up staying in Iceland for four days and absolutely loved it, we plan on coming back to drive the Ring Road, at some point. We wanted to be realistic with the minimal time we had, yet still cover a lot of ground. While doing online research it seemed the Golden Circle was a great option to get out of Reykjavik (Iceland’s capital city) and see some of the more natural features Iceland is known for.…
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ATM Cave in Belize, What an Adventure!
Direction to Actun Tunichil Muknal Actun Tunichil Muknal or as we call it, the ATM Cave. This archaeological site is within the Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve about an hour away by vehicle from San Ignacio, Belize. It is required to book a tour to visit the cave due to safety and preservation. We ended up booking our tour online through a local company in San Ignacio Called Mayawalk Tours. The tour was absolutely incredible and visiting the ATM is one of the most adventurous and memorable experiences I’ve done. The Belizean Government made it illegal to take cameras within the cave due to the archaeological artifacts and because a tourist…
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