Today we are going to the Imperial Palace, the main reason we came to Japan, and after a long subway ride and an even longer walk, we arrived. We viewed the gardens first before heading over to find the best view of the Palace. On our way back to the hotel, we ran across the […]
Read More →Went to bed early last night and woke up at 4am, way too early, fortunately we managed to go back to sleep till 7. Once up, we went looking for something to eat and settled on a couple of pastries from seven eleven. Then it was out the door and on to Tokyo Metropolitan Government […]
Read More →They just called our flight so unless it crashes on the way to Tokyo we’re going to make it. YEH!! After a short flight to Vancouver, and a long walk to our terminal and no Tim’s to be found, it was time to board our plane for the long flight to Japan. (10hrs) Although the […]
Read More →Day 1 – TokyoArrive at any time. Meet Your CEO and GroupYour opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travelers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don’t forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to […]
Read More →With only two weeks to go, it looks like we might actually make it to Japan, this will be our third try to visit Japan & Korea. Our first attempt was in 2011 but 2 weeks before we were due to leave an earthquake caused a tsunami that damaged the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station which […]
Read More →Heading home tomorrow so we took things easy today. Went for our last excellent massage, hung out in the wading pools for awhile before heading off to lunch. Once lunch was finished it was off to our room to change then down to the beach for our last time. After laying out for a bit […]
Read More →Slept in before heading down for another great breakfast. We were picked up at our hotel then spent the next hour picking up the rest of the group. After arriving at the dune buggy site we got assigned our dune buggies. Then off we went our first stop was a coffee shop Once the sales […]
Read More →Up early for the 2 1/2hr drive to Santo Domingo for our historical tour of the old city. Our first stop was the light house a museum that took 500 years to build. Our 2nd stop was at the 3 Eyes national park. Then it was off to the old town and Christopher Columbus’s house […]
Read More →Slept in once again, so once again late for breakfast but I had the most amazing omelette so it was well worth it. After breakfast we headed up to the room to get ready for the beach but upon arrival found out the beach had still not been cleaned up and then the clouds opened […]
Read More →A very relaxing day today, we slept in late and had a leisurely breakfast before heading to the spa for our massage. The massage was amazing and by the time it was done I was totally relaxed. Then it was off to the whirlpool a quick sauna and cold dunk before heading back to the […]
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