BKMD

Now 6:30 AM. day 7, at the one night stay in the Ryokan. Just waiting for breakfast. Interesting for an American eating meals in a robe and slippers here. Today is a late start (leaving 9 AM), and mo… (View Post)

This is a classic tour. Yes, cherry blossoms galore. In Tokyo, it was a few days past prime. In Hakone now, which is higher elevation, and they are in their full glory. First 3 days (plus GoT) were i… (View Post)

I can't really come up with the tour with the best hotels, as many were of similar quality. However, in my experience, the tour with the weakest hotels was Scandinavia. I recall writing on the c… (View Post)

My travel agent, Smiling Sam, is correct. It's day 4 of our trip and we're leaving Tokyo for Hakone in a few hours, Right now it's 5 AM Thursday (falling asleep about 9 PM and waking u… (View Post)

After my last trip, I wrote in the review comments to please bring back the green book. The more comments like that, the more likely they'll do it. (View Post)