Author: Jenia Ustinova
21 October 2013 – Shanghai, China
Checking out the sky high business of Pudong area across from the Bund in Shanghai, China.
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20 October 2013 – Shanghai, China
We secure our train tickets from Shanghai to Wuhan, and breathe a sight of relief.
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19 October 2013 – Shanghai, China
We are off on Part II of our China adventure, starting with taking the Mag[netic] Lev[itation] train from Pudong airport to Shanghai!
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18 October 2013 – Mobara, Japan
Nobuhiko, our host, took us to check out a local beach. Sad to leave Japan, it’s a magical place.
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17 October 2013 – Tokyo, Japan
We say good bye to Kenji, our wonderful host in Tokyo!
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15 October 2013 – Tokyo, Japan
A rainy beginning to our Tokyo adventure.
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14 October 2013 – Shibu Onsen, Japan
Taking a (grumpy) train from Nagano to stay at a traditional Japanese ryokan and bathe in the onsen baths (which were both delightful!)
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Konichiwa Japan!
We are in Japan! For 2 days already. We were sad to part with Korea – felt like 10 days wasn’t really enough for the beautiful country. But! Japan is awesome. We finalized our 2 week travel plans for the country last night, which are as always subject to change if we feel like it. […]
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6 October 2013 – Hiroshima, Japan
Grocery shopping in Hiroshima, Japan. As always, featuring coverage of a meat section — didn’t realize I was such a carnivore!
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Adjusting mid-journey, aka China’s golden week
On our last day in UlaanBaatar, around 10 pm we were happily packing up and making plans for our month long adventure in China. And then IT happened. An email popped into my mailbox: “I am sorry but we are at full capacity for the dates you requested.” Frantically, I searched for other guesthouses in […]
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18 September 2013 – UlaanBaatar, Mongolia
Quick and dirty video from-the-hip of the famous State Department Store in UlaanBaatar, Mongolia. Apologies about the poor quality.
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