There's nothing to do in Kobe, why come then? For the beef. The wagyu beef they have here has a lot of "marbling" of the unsaturated fats making it melt-in-the-mouth smooth. Apparently the cows are fed a diet of beer and sake and there are rumours that they are sung to and massaged but we're not sure about that. We caught a train here specially ...

Hello family and friends! And greetings from Kobe, Japan! This is my first trip to the Orient and I'm so excited and feel so blessed to be here. I hope you enjoy reading about my journey and experiences here as they will be life altering for me, in that the experiences will all be new and exciting. I arrived in Japan last night at 6:45 pm local ...

On Saturday Maggie and I ventured out for another trip to the beach. It's still very warm in Japan and if it gets a very degrees cooler it will be perfect beach weather. After going to Akashi and exploring that beach last time, I convinced Maggie that we should go to the much closer Maiko Beach this time. Maiko was wonderful! It was surprisingly...

So my last port is over and I'm so sad but excited at the same time to be going home in 15 days. Getting on the ship in the Bahamas I had no idea what to expect, I knew I was well prepared because my mom and I had packed my bag with every item for any possible event, I knew my itinerary but I had no idea how much this trip was going to change me...

Japan!! Oh Japan!!! Konnichiwa!! Hi everyone, I've just completed my last port of call on this wonderful adventure (if you don't count Hawaii, San Diego or the other places I'm visiting before I get to actually home) and I have to say that if it has to end (and I kind of wish it never would end!) then Japan is the greatest "last hurrah" that any...