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By Carrie on February 13, 2011
MSW’s top picks for romantic Asian destinations and love stories from some of our favorite travel writers.
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Features | Tagged Asia, Asian destinations, China Travel Guide, India Travel Guide, Japan Travel Guide, Link Love, Singapore Travel Guide, Taiwan Travel Guide, Thailand Travel Guide |
By Carrie on August 1, 2010
Ten tips for travelers on a budget in Japan.
Posted in Budget Travel, Features, Japan Travel Guide, Travel Advice | Tagged Budget Travel, japan budget travel, Japan Travel Guide, ryokan, Travel Advice, Travel Japan, youth hostels |
By Carrie on September 19, 2009
Tokyo, Japan might be one of the most expensive cities in the world to visit, but sightseeing won’t break your bank book if you spent your time taking advantage of Tokyo’s free attractions.
Posted in Features, Japan Travel Guide | Tagged Japan Travel Guide, Tokyo, Travel Advice |
By Carrie on May 25, 2009
“Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” – George Carlin
Posted in Features, Photography | Tagged Japan Travel Guide, Laos Travel Guide, Mexico Travel Guide, Photography, Taiwan Travel Guide, Thailand Travel Guide, Travel Photography, Vietnam Travel Guide |
By Carrie on March 11, 2009
Lovers in Taiwan have not one but three Valentine’s Days to celebrate, which just goes to show you that Taiwan is a little island big on romance. People celebrate the Western Valentine’s Day on February 14th, the Chinese lunar Qi-Xi on July 7th of the lunar calendar, and the one that originated in Japan, White Day.
Posted in Features, Taiwan Travel Guide | Tagged Cultural Observations, Cultural Travel, Holidays, Japan Travel Guide, South Korea Travel Guide, Taiwan Travel Guide |
By Carrie on March 4, 2009
The Japanese Peach Blossom Festival is a special day for young women in Japan. Otherwise known as Hina Matsuri or Japanese Girl’s Day, this special tradition is held each year on March 3.
Posted in Cultural Travel, Japan Travel Guide | Tagged Art, Cultural Travel, Festivals, Holidays, Japan Travel Guide, Travel Advice |
By Carrie on February 4, 2009
One of the pure joys of traveling is discovering the culinary delights that are at your fingertips. Japan, in particular, is a gastronomes paradise.
The challenge to eating in Japan lies not only in finding local food and ordering successfully, but following the rules of table etiquette so you don’t make any social blunders.
Posted in Cultural Travel, Japan Travel Guide | Tagged Cultural Travel, Food and Drink, Japan Travel Guide, Restaurants, Travel Advice |
By Carrie on January 17, 2009
The Japanese are experts at urban landscaping, and one of their most superb examples is Kyoto’s Golden Pavilion, also known as Kinkaku-ji, formally known as Rokuon-ji or “Deer Garden Temple”.
Posted in Features, Japan Travel Guide, Travel Advice | Tagged Architecture, Cultural Travel, Islands, Japan Travel Guide, Photography, Temples, Things to Do in Japan, Travel Advice, Travel Japan, Travel Photography |
By Carrie on August 28, 2008
One of my favorite photos from Japan is of these colorful little temple dolls. We found them at the last station in a temple 6.3km from the top of Mt. Fuji. Although the weather refused to cooperate with us that day, we still had a great time exploring the area despite the fact that the [...]
Posted in Japan Travel Guide, Photography | Tagged Japan Travel Guide, Mountains, Photography, Temples |
By Carrie on June 7, 2008
This is one of my more popular photos on Flickr, so I thought I’d share it with you. I took this photo from the front end of the Monorail on our way from Tokyo to Odaiba in Japan.
Posted in Photography | Tagged Architecture, Japan Travel Guide, Photo Moment, Photography, Tokyo |