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  • Travel Wardrobe Recap: Japan

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    As I’ve done after previous trips, I’m reviewing my travel wardrobe…what worked, what didn’t and making notes for the next time. Here’s my Japan travel wardrobe recap….

  • Home Again, Home Again…

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    Bags are unpacked, laundry is (mostly) done. I’m a little jet-lagged, which manifests in disrupted sleep patterns and having periods of grogginess during the day. I’ve…

  • 6 Travel Beauty Essentials

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    This trip to Japan has been amazing! We head home tomorrow, and while I wish we’d had more time here, especially in Kyoto, it will…

  • Postcards From Tokyo

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    This is the entrance to the Meiji Jingu shrine. We walked through that beautiful forest up to the temple/shrine itself. The site was formerly a…

  • Wait…Where Are We Again?

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    According to our walking tour guide, the Japanese are as enamored of all things French as some of us in the States, but especially with the food….

  • Room With A View (Sometimes): Tokyo

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    We’ve definitely had more clouds, fog and rain than clear conditions, but when it does lift, the view is spectacular. The clearest it’s been was…

  • Lounge With A View…

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    I’m showing you the view from the hotel lounge where we enjoyed a refreshing cranberry juice while we checked in. Yes, our room has a view,…