We deliberately planned a smaller city to be out next stop after Tokyo. Matsumoto only has around 240,000 people and most tourists skip it or just spend 1 night. It really only has enough attractions for 1 or 2 nights but we don’t travel that way. We planned 4 nights in Matsumoto to give us…
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Tokyo, Japan
Yep, after Australia we are going to another new country for us- Japan. Technically, it isn’t new because we have stayed here on layovers before, but this is our first REAL visit. We found direct business class flights using credit card points, so it was an easy 7.5 hours from Cairns, Australia to Tokyo. We…
Things I Learned Traveling in Australia
We usually do a lot of research before traveling to a new country. We read travel books, watch youtube videos, search country specific sub-reddits and read trip advisor forums. You can’t learn everything though until you actually go there. We just spent over 2 months in Australia and I have compiled a list of things…
Far North Queensland, Australia
We have been in Australia for over 2 months but we still needed to see a very important corner of the country (while acknowledging there is SO much of this country still left for us to explore!). Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the gateway to the Tropical Rainforests but also the best way to get…
A Month in Brisbane, Australia
Yep, we actually stayed a month in one place! We keep hearing from our nomad friends that life is so much better if we take time to really learn a new city and live there. It is more relaxing, less stressful, and can be much more economical to have longer stays. But, when we are…