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This morning we were up early and at the dock for a boat to Miyajima Island. After crossing the bay, we made a beeline for the mountain...

We’ve spent the last two days in Hiroshima, arriving from Kyoto on the Shinkansen — Japan’s famed bullet train. After dropping our bags...

Yesterday was our grand tour of Kyoto’s most famous sacred sites — the kind of day that proves you can rack up 20,000 steps without even...

Yesterday we shifted our base of operations from the bright bustle of Tokyo to the historic calm of Kyoto. The two-hour ride on Japan’s...

Some days, travel magic comes wrapped in sunshine. Other days, it shows up wearing a raincoat and laughing at your choice of footwear....

We moved hotels to the Hilton Tokyo and moved Holden out of his dorm. The day started strong. I navigated the Tokyo rail system to...

There’s a legend among travelers about something called “travel magic.” It’s that perfect, serendipitous moment when the stars align —...

“Waking up in a foreign land, tryin’ to act like I got something planned.” —Jimmy Buffett, Window on the World After 14 hours in the air,...

There’s a moment—right before a journey begins—that feels like standing with one in your everyday life and the other on the edge of...

Zone 1 boarding: Unfamiliar territory MULLICA HILL, NJ — In a travel development no one—least of all the travelers—saw coming, Jen and...

Packing has officially begun. Jen and I have entered that magical pre-trip phase where the bedroom looks like a REI exploded and your...

We’re back home from Stone Harbor, where the breeze was cool, the waves were polite, and the biggest health risk was overly aggressive...

Stone Harbor is doing what it always does best—showing off just enough. A breeze that keeps the sun from feeling like an interrogation...

With departure day looming and our suitcases still half-zipped, we carved out a quick escape to Stone Harbor—a one-day breather before...

Today’s Japan trip prep milestone: I (finally) completed my Japan customs and immigration forms using the Visit Japan Web system. It...

With our Japan adventure just days away, Jen and I made a bold (okay, moderately bold) move yesterday : we placed a bid through Japan...

Our upcoming trip to Japan has officially taken over the household. The porch has become a daily landing zone for Amazon packages, each...

Well, this wasn’t on the bucket list. Not that we’re complaining—we’re excited—but if you had asked us a year ago to list dream...