We attended our first music festival, Firefly, for one day. We chose Saturday, June 17th, because it included the Weeknd, Chance the Rapper, Bob Dylan, Kesha and Galantis. We purchased overnight parking which also included camping in your parking spot, but we opt to stay with our friend. If you are camping, the walk to the festival was long. There was a line of cart bicyclists who are ready to you back to the camp...
Our Puerto Rico getaway was short yet sweet. We had a day and half to explore. Our time is very limited, so we made the most out of it and are able to relax. We took the last flight from JFK to SJU at 5:55pm and arrived at SJU around 9-10pm. It took us less than an hour to drive to El Conquistador. We got a free upgrade from garden view to ocean view (the...
I have been searching for an oyster farm tour near New York City. Matunuck Oyster Farm came up during the search. The tour is free unless you dine at its restaurant. Plus the drive took less than 3 hours long from Queens NY. The tour was very informative and fun. The purpose of the tour is to make people aware of the aquaculture industry and where our food is coming from. The meeting place is...
Hitachi Seaside Park The highlight of this park is the 4.5 million blue nemophila flowers bloom at the 3.5-hectare Miharashi Hills. This is known as Nemophila Harmony, which is one of the biggest flower events in Japan. The best time to see Nemophila Harmony is late April to early May. There are plenty of food options. You can stop by a food truck section. The park has an amusement section and other gardens. Luckily, we...
We got our tickets at Japanican.com. The first thing you will notice is a wall of comic strips with an outline of Snoopy. Later you will pass through pictures of the history of Charles M. Schulz work and how Snoopy was invented. After an introductory show, you go through each character’s profile and featured comic strips. My favorite character is Lucy because she is evil. At the end of the exhibit, there is an orchestra...
Disney Sea is fun and unique. The best ride is the Toy Story Mania. You must get a FastPass for this ride. The Fast Pass can be sold out quickly. The ride wait can be up to 3 hours. The rides are similar except for the storylines. The pet peeves of Disney Sea are the long lines and you can only get one FastPass every two hours. The highlight is the food. Unfortunately, we were...
Mount Fuji during Sunrise One of the highlights of visiting Japan is Hotel Konansou Yamanashi (“Konansou”), ryokan. A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn that serves travelers along the highways. They have tatami-matted and Western rooms, communal baths and other public areas where visitor wear a yukata. It was a tough decision to choose the perfect ryokan. It was either Konansou or Kozantei Ubuya. After my research, I found out that Kozantei Ubuya does not...
