We stood outside the Palmers Resorts Hotel building, figuring out if we were at the right place. There were no obvious signs to say Eorzea cafe was in the same location until we saw the building floor guide to our left half covered by some plants, which confirmed that the cafe was inside . We…
Read more What To Expect When You Visit The Final Fantasy Cafe in Akihabara
Everytime Jan and I talked about going to Japan (from years ago when it was just a distant goal up to a few days before our actual trip) one thing remained constant… we were going to visit Akihabara. Akihabara is a district in Central Tokyo once famous for its many electronic shops. In more recent…
There were no direct JR trains from Tokyo station to Jimbocho as per the staff at the JR East office in Narita. Their suggestion was to take the local subway/metro from Tokyo station to Jimbocho.
In hindsight, I now realize that would have been way easier... but I was stubborn that day, feeling very determined to try to use our JR passes as much as possible even if it meant we didn't take the shortest route.
Read more Getting from Narita to Jimbocho using the JR Pass.
It hurts because it mattered... it hurts because it was special... and that's okay. Grieve if you must, but do not pine for the one who has made you all broken. You deserve better than that. You deserve more.
Read more Do not pine for the one who has made you all broken.
All was well and good, however, there's always that part of the trip where you run into unexpected bumps no matter how prepared you think you are. The next few minutes was one of those times.
Read more Japan 2017 Diary: Picking up our pocket wifi at Narita airport.
It was a bit scary at first standing in the middle of the street with cars going past to our left and right! But there were other people with us and the cars kept a bit of a safe distance so we were able to get our photos without any untoward accident
Read more Europe 2017 Travel Diary: Arc de Triomphe, Paris France
I am a firm believer that things always happen for a reason... even if you don't know or understand what the reason is at the time.
It felt a bit surreal to be standing there in front of this very famous structure, seeing it in person for the very first time. It was an amazing moment, really... I mean, you get so used to seeing some things in films and photographs that when you finally see it with your very own eyes, there's this few seconds of just being completely in awe of what's right in front of you...
Read more Europe 2017 Travel Diary: Eiffel Tower, Paris France
Nothing screams "PARIS" more than the Eiffel tower.❤
Read more Europe 2017 Travel Diary: Paris, France Postcard 🇫🇷
Fast forward to the present time... the initial contention it received from the general public has now somewhat subsided and it is now considered as one of the city's most popular tourist attractions and a Paris landmark in its own right.
