For our last day of the trip, we took the kids to the zoo. We didn’t research the area much, just knew we’d have enough time to spend a leisurely couple of hours there before casually heading towards the airport for our evening flight back to Guam. We were in for a treat, as the … Continue reading →

New Years’ Day Hatsumode at Meiji, cat cafe, Takeshita Street in Harajuku, Shibuya Scramble/Crossing, Sushi, and Karaoke. If just reading that makes you tired, then you can imagine actually doing it was…. yep, tiring! But totally worth it. Especially the 10% creepy/90% cool cat cafe. I can’t believe- given that list of stops- that I … Continue reading →

We have traveled to Tokyo before, but we haven’t actually seen Tokyo. Tokyo Disney, yes, Tokyo, no. This time around, we wanted to see the city a bit, balanced of course against the interests of our kids. Day 1: KidZania, Tokyo Bay, dinner at Ninja Akasaka KidZania: this is a place where you spend all … Continue reading →

Since it’s always summer in Guam, we decided to seek out some legitimate cold weather for our first trip off the island. We travelled to the Hakuba Valley, and we got what we wanted! Tons of fresh, powdery snow. One mountain guide told me that for those days while we were there, it was actually … Continue reading →

Lots of crafting, lots of baking, lots of playing and lounging around. A family jingle bell run, a visit to Santa, a visit from Santa. Overall a happy Christmas!