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11 Jaw-Dropping Attractions That Will Make the Ultimate Kyoto Itinerary
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There are over 1600 shrines scattered across the ancient city of Kyoto, and we’ve compiled a list of the 11 must see Buddhist and Shinto shrines, torii gates, and temples for your Kyoto Itinerary.
Plus we’ve added in some extra special attractions, the best airbnb in the area, and some secrets we discovered along the way.
This is your ultimate Kyoto...
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with Kids in Hiroshima, Japan | Dedicated to the Legacy of Abolishing Nuclear Weapons
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The grounds of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park include the Atomic Bomb Dome, the flame of peace, cenotaph, children’s monument and peace bell. We were fortunate enough to spend two days at this site surveying the grounds and appreciating the monuments and the significance of why they are here.
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As we walked around the grounds here we...
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Hotel Cheyenne Stay: Our Family Trip to Disneyland Paris, France | Hôtel Cheyenne Stay: notre voyage en famille à Disneyland Paris, France
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“Boy Howdy Howdy”, is the one thing you’ll have running through your head year after year when you think back on your stay at the Hotel Cheyenne at the Disneyland Paris Resort. It’s like the song that never ends. Now, hear that in your head, and then add a french accent. It even sounds silly in your head. This...
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Family Grocery Shopping in Mexico at the MEGA Soriana | And the Secret of the Mattresses
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There is plenty of grocery shopping in Mexico to meet all your needs, including a Home Depot and a Sam’s Club! The two major grocery store chains are Mega and Chedraui (also known as El Super if you are in the United States of Nevada, Arizona or California). Mega is where we did most of our shopping and at...
Experiencing a Bioluminescent Bay is a like witnessing a fairy tale come to life. Magic flows straight from your fingertips and metamorphoses into a million twinkling stars submerged underwater. Our Vieques Bio Bay Tour was the night we saw the stars turn upside down.
Luminary creatures, called dinoflagellates, are contained by the high protein natural barrier of the mangrove...
When it comes to deciding between booking a hotel or an airbnb in Kyoto, or any part of Japan for that matter, the decision is easy.
Definitely book an airbnb.
Hotel rates are based per person, not per room, and occupancy levels are strictly adhered to with exact allowances of who can and cannot be in the room. When you are...
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Our Family Trip to Hong Kong Disneyland in China | 我们的香港迪士尼乐园家庭旅行: Crossing off Disney Theme Park #4
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We planned a trip to Hong Kong, specifically, so we could visit Hong Kong Disneyland! How’s that for hard core? On our current ranking of Disney theme parks, Hong Kong comes in at #4 of the six parks. Our family agrees that it was definitely one of our favorite parks, coming in very close to Shanghai Disney. Ultimately, it...
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Disney Cruising Day to Night and After Hours | While the Kids are Away the Adults will Play
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There is no shortage of places to go, activities to participate in and things to do while on board any Disney cruise ship. Each evening a Navigator is delivered to your room with a full agenda of the next day’s events listed by the half hour from morning to early the next morning. From movie times, character times, show...
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Whirlwind Family Day Trip to NYC to Say Goodbye to FAO Schwarz and the Big Piano, Manhattan, New York
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When we got wind that FAO Schwarz was closing its flagship store overlooking 5th Avenue in New York City, we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to take our children to play on the oversized piano keys overlooking Manhattan. There is nothing quite so iconic as playing without limits in the ultimate toy store in the largest city in...
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Disney Cruise Line’s Family Nightly Entertainment Broadway Style Shows | Frozen, Aladdin, Tangled and More
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Disney Cruise Line labels their evening cruise entertainment “Broadway Style Shows”, and it’s not a far off comparison. Disney knows a thing or two about entertainment, from their vast production of movies to their in house productions.
We definitely can’t visit Animal Kingdom without frequenting the awesome Festival of the Lion King show.
When it comes to the shows...