Mai and Chris Travel

Meeting up with an old friend in Hanoi

We had the pleasure to meet with Tuan, a friend who I had met first in Canada 10 years ago. About four years ago he was

2022/11/29 10:51

Bia Hoi Hanoi – fresh beer

Hanoi is the place to be to drink fresh, cheap beer! It's called Bia Hoi and it is a popular and refreshing session

2022/11/25 23:52

How we got from Tokyo to Hanoi, Vietnam

There are lots of flights from Tokyo, Japan to Hanoi, Vietnam.  We flew with Vietjet Air which is an ultra low cost carr

2022/11/25 17:41

Sakurajima Island

Sakurajima Island is only a 15 minute ferry ride away from Kagoshima and it's volcano is very much active. We noti

2022/11/20 12:22

Kagoshima

Our week travelling through Kyushu Island was amazing with a final stop in Kagoshima and a ferry trip over to Sakurajima

2022/11/19 17:31

Kumamoto

I really enjoyed wandering around Kumamoto and visiting the top spots at the Castle and the Suizenji Jojuen (Gardens). T

2022/11/17 17:50

Nagasaki day 2

We had a busy day of sightseeing on Day 2 in Nagasaki which involved a lot of walking up and down hills. Nagasaki is def

2022/11/17 17:47

Visiting Nagasaki

We spent two very enjoyable days in Nagasaki. It was essential to take the time to visit the Peace Park and Nagasaki Ato

2022/11/16 20:15

Tokyo to Fukuoka, Kyushu Island

After spending a few days in Tokyo it was time to get back on the road again! We travelled from Tokyo to Fukuoka using J

2022/11/15 09:32

Kawagoe

If you are looking for a day out from Tokyo I can recommend Kawagie. It was easy to get there and there's plenty to

2022/11/12 17:40

A Friday out in Tokyo

We had a very enjoyable Friday in Tokyo doing lots of different things. In the morning we went to Asakusa Temple follo

2022/11/12 17:25

Visiting Nikko

When visiting Nikko decided to base ourselves in Utsunomiya because the accommodation was much cheaper and we had to com

2022/11/09 14:01

A day in Niigata

Niigata is famous for its sake and we wanted to visit a sake brewery there. We chose the Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery beca

2022/11/08 18:34

Taking local trains between Toyama and Niigata

It's easy to take the Shinkansen or a limited express train when travelling between Toyama and Niigata, but we deci

2022/11/08 18:28

Koriyama to Utsunomiya on local trains again

It was time for another half day of local trains from Koriyama to Utsunomiya. We took three different local trains to co

2022/11/08 13:13

How to spend a day in Koriyama

It's safe to say that Koriyama is not on the tourist trail probably because there are no stand out things to visit!

2022/11/08 12:32

What to do in Toyoma

It's safe to say that Toyama is not a major tourist destination, but everywhere for me is interesting in Japan and

2022/11/08 07:49

Tokyo to Kanazawa by Shinkansen and sightseeing

Kanazawa is the capital if Ishikawa Prefecture and holds many wooden Edo period buildings, a fine castle, shrines and th

2022/11/08 07:43

Overnight trip to Kamakura

Kamakura used to be the capital and makes for a great day trip from Tokyo or you can stay and enjoy the place for a coup

2022/11/08 07:33

Visiting Tsukiji Market and Meiji Shrine

Visiting Tsukiji Market is a great place to visit and eat fresh seafood. After Tsukiji Market we took the Metro to Yoyo

2022/11/07 09:35

How we travelled from Georgia to Dubai and on to Japan

We used Aeroplan 55,000 points each to fly from Georgia to Japan, including 5,000 points for us to stopover 4 nights in

2022/11/05 18:41

A day in Sharjah

Sharjah is just a short journey from Dubai and it's easy to get there using public transport from Dubai. Although

2022/11/03 17:59