Kobe Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Yes, visitng sake distilleries sounded like a good idea at first but we did not count on a handful of factors slowing us down. The breweries were far from public transportation, the heat was punishing, and the samples were nearly 20% alcohol.

Ah, the joys of Golden Week. The one day in the year when the Japanese have three holidays in a row in the same week. For the notoriously long-working, endlessly suffering Japanese, these few days of respite are really nothing less than golden; hence the name. Interestingly enough, there is no Japanese language equivalent for this name and it is...

I am writing this entry in hopes to clear up some of the confusion between the US version and the Japanese version of this holiday. As most of you know, U.S. Thanksgiving Day is held on the third Thursday in November each year and is a holiday where many Americans eat large meals (including turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie) wit...

wooo-hoo! My first visitor came this week~ all the way from Sweden. Björn said the trip took him a good 24 hours but I guess that's what you get for trying to find a cheap ticket at the last minute.... :( We planned lots of crazy and fun events for his week here like attending a Halloween house party in Osaka, visiting shrines and temples in Kyo...

I believed people before when they talked about the ruts of this job- but I never fully understood them. Now perhaps I do... It's only been a 4 day week but I still cannot wait for it to end. I can't say I've been too busy, because I've just started to have free periods. I can't say I've been bored, cause I was booked all day at the beginning of...

Hi everyone! We've just gotten back aboard the MV Explorer from our 5 days in Japan. I have so many stories and observations to post, however, that will not be possible for a few days due to my lack of free time :) I did want to let you all know about the Typhoon coming - our course has been altered slightly - we are going directly to Hong Kong,...