The Summary
Visit the main island of Japan with my husband Kevin, meet a travbuddy in Kyoto. Then back to Taiwan for a reunion with my old schoolmates, and a meet up with our world traveling travbuddy Deats to see a side of Taiwan that I had never seen while living there.
| Date | Location | Entries |
|---|
| March 9th, 2008 |  Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo finally | 8 Photos | General Tips & Advice: Traveling by train in Japan
Updated: April 20th, 2008 |
| March 10th, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Exploring Tokyo via subway | 69 Photos | Restaurants, Cafes & Food: Dining River
Updated: March 28th, 2008 |
| March 11th, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, temple, museum and palace | 82 Photos
Updated: March 31st, 2008 |
| March 12th, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | 4 Photos
Updated: March 22nd, 2008 |
| March 12th, 2008 | Minakami, Japan | visit takaragawa onsen hot spa | 14 Photos | Hotels & Accommodations: Osenkaku
Updated: April 3rd, 2008 |
| March 13th, 2008 | Minakami, Japan | A wonderful, relaxing stay at the hot springs | 20 Photos
Updated: March 23rd, 2008 |
| March 14th, 2008 | Minakami, Japan | 5 Photos
Updated: March 23rd, 2008 |
| March 14th, 2008 | Takayama, Japan | Takayama the high mountain town | 45 Photos | Hotels & Accommodations: Nagase Ryokan
Updated: April 3rd, 2008 |
| March 15th, 2008 | Takayama, Japan | Takayama Jinya | 83 Photos
Updated: March 30th, 2008 |
| March 15th, 2008 | Nagoya, Japan | via Nagoya on the Nozomi | 4 Photos
Updated: April 2nd, 2008 |
| March 15th, 2008 | Hiroshima, Japan | Hiroshima | 8 Photos | Hotels & Accommodations: Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima
Updated: April 7th, 2008 |
| March 16th, 2008 | Hiroshima, Japan | A moving experience at the a-bomb site and peace memorial museum | 64 Photos
Updated: April 3rd, 2008 |
| March 16th, 2008 | Miyajima, Japan | The sacred island of Miyajima and the famous floating torii | 55 Photos
Updated: April 4th, 2008 |
| March 17th, 2008 | Hiroshima, Japan | 7 Photos
Updated: April 11th, 2008 |
| March 17th, 2008 | Himeji, Japan | Himeji, a Japanese national treasure, an impressive castle | 80 Photos
Updated: April 11th, 2008 |
| March 17th, 2008 | Kyoto, Japan | Kyoto | Hotels & Accommodations: Hotel Granvia Kyoto
Updated: April 15th, 2008 |
| March 18th, 2008 | Kyoto, Japan | Spending the day with a travbuddy in Japan | 111 Photos
Updated: April 14th, 2008 |
| March 19th, 2008 | Kyoto, Japan | Kyoto in the rain | 92 Photos
Updated: April 19th, 2008 |
| March 20th, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | My impressions of Japan | 8 Photos
Updated: March 31st, 2008 |
| March 20th, 2008 |  Taipei, Taiwan | back to Taiwan, big election, reunions with friends | Hotels & Accommodations: Dong Wu Hotel Taipei
Updated: April 6th, 2008 |
| March 21st, 2008 | Taipei, Taiwan | relax and reunion | 10 Photos
Updated: April 9th, 2008 |
| March 22nd, 2008 | Hualien, Taiwan | To HuaLien, east coast and meeting our special world traveling travbuddy | 13 Photos | Hotels & Accommodations: WuZhou Hotel
Updated: April 7th, 2008 |
| March 23rd, 2008 | Hualien, Taiwan | Rain or no rain, east coast of Taiwan by car | 48 Photos
Updated: April 10th, 2008 |
| March 24th, 2008 | Hualien, Taiwan | Cingshui cliffs 清水斷崖,Taroko gorge 太魯閣 and Baiyang waterfall 白楊瀑布 | 67 Photos | Sights & Attractions: Taroko National Park
Updated: April 16th, 2008 |
| March 25th, 2008 | Jiaosi, Taiwan | Waterfalls and gold Mazu in Ilan county 宜蘭 | 84 Photos
Updated: April 2nd, 2008 |
| March 26th, 2008 | Jiaosi, Taiwan | Linmei Shipan Trail and the snow mountain tunnel | 50 Photos
Updated: April 10th, 2008 |
| March 26th, 2008 | Taipei, Taiwan | A nice dinner with travbuddies | 7 Photos | Restaurants, Cafes & Food: DianShuiLou Restaurant 點水樓
Updated: April 11th, 2008 |
| March 27th, 2008 | Taipei, Taiwan | Baroque architecture in old Taipei | 24 Photos
Updated: April 9th, 2008 |
| March 27th, 2008 | Yeliu, Taiwan | Taiwan north coast, Danshui 淡水 紅毛城, Laomai 老梅 and Yeliu 野柳 by bus | 80 Photos
Updated: April 10th, 2008 |
| March 28th, 2008 | Taipei, Taiwan | Goodbye and good luck | 10 Photos
Updated: April 9th, 2008 |
| March 29th, 2008 | Taipei, Taiwan | A wharf, dried goods stores, and college reunion in Beitou | 34 Photos
Updated: April 9th, 2008 |
| March 30th, 2008 | Taipei, Taiwan | Beitou Hell Valley 地熱谷 and Yangmingshan 陽明山 for the day | 40 Photos | Sights & Attractions: Beitou Hot Springs Museum 北投溫泉博物館
Updated: April 10th, 2008 |
| March 31st, 2008 | Taipei, Taiwan | The art of Tea, Spring computer show in Taipei | 37 Photos
Updated: April 7th, 2008 |
| April 1st, 2008 | Taipei, Taiwan | Leaving Taipei for home and a different kind of travel buddy was discovered. | 8 Photos
Updated: April 8th, 2008 |
– Starting Point
– Last Point
– Current Point
– Round Trip
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