We visited Cuba for a week in March 2016 to celebrate Sharon’s “ends with a 0” birthday year. Based on what we were able to learn before our trip, we …
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The 2005 World Exposition in Aichi (just outside Nagoya) opened at 9:30am today so we woke up at 6:30am, got ready, and had a quick coffee and doughnut at the …
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#TBT: Japan April 2005: Cherry Blossoms on Philosopher’s Path in Kyoto, Travel to Nagoya
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe have about 45 minutes on this Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Nagoya, so I can start to write what we’ve done today. Joe and Steve (Steve is a friends of …
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Cuba’s First Luxury Hotel Is Opening In Havana – What Will It Mean?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA friend on Facebook posted an article earlier this week, originally from the AFP, that the “Gran Hotel Manzana” (I took Spanish for 8 years…The Great Apple Hotel???) recently opened its …
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#TBT: Japan Trip April 2005: Johnnie Hillwalker’s Johnnie Kyoto Walking Tour
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAnother day filled with not so much stress. Hehehe…now we’re even starting to talk like Japanese people. We took the 8am shuttle bus to Kyoto Station and had breakfast at …
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As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently had to book flights for us on routes that offered Basic Economy fares. After studying up on what the restrictions were for …
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#TBT: Japan Trip, April 2005: Shinkansen, Hiroshima, Peace Memorial Park
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI’m writing this on my PDA (MODERN DAY NOTE: A PDA. Wasn’t that CUTE?!?!?!) while on the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) from Hiroshima back to Kyoto. If you can read it, …
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We’re Going To Do The Pan Am Experience!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs you guys may have figured out, Joe and I like to travel. But we like to think our travel is different from that of most people. Oh sure, some …
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#TBT: Japan, April 2005 – Kyoto & Nara (Shugakuin Imperial Villa, Nara Dreamland, Nara Station)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe first part of our day was stressful because of timing factors, the second part of our day was a Disney knockoff that was hysterically funny and the third part …
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#TBT: Japan April 2005: Kyoto: Kyoto Station, Imperial Palace, Nijo Castle, Seeing Beauty & The Beast
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSo after waking up at 4:20am (yes, 4:20 in the morning. Jetlag sucks!) and catching up on our internet/computer stuff, Joe, Steve (MODERN-DAY NOTE: Steve is a friend of ours) …