Jack And Michelle's World

It’s the last full day of the trip… After today, we go separate ways: Wid to Kyoto and Jack to work. And there’s really only one last “must do” thing in Tokyo left for us to do — the Tokyo National Museum. Tokyo National Museum I got to see cool samurai stuff like this. Wid …

Disclaimer: I have to write this quickly because we’re late for the fish market this morning… 1) Digital Art Museum We spent a full 5 hours in this place. The “art” wanders around the museum, switching rooms and literally walking down the halls next to you. If you touch the walls, the art changes. Picasso’s …

Wid was “cruise director” today.She planned out a 12 hour Tokyo adventure using her shiny new guide book. It was the best day so far. Here’s a recap: 11 am: Sushi School Shelby booked us a sushi cooking class… And our sushi master surfed with Kelly Slater! Oh, and he was David Beckham’s personal sushi …

Rest days are important. Especially after you’ve been racing around Tokyo for ramen noodles, sushi, and fried pork sandwiches for 2 days. Ow, my shoulder hurts… At least that’s what I told Wid when we finally left the hostel at 1:40 pm. What? I’m tired, okay?! Plus, my shoulder hurts bad… We started with lunch …

Michelle on Facetime: “Wid, how do you like Tokyo?”Wid: “It smells bad.” Any good trip to Tokyo revolves around sushi. So we started the day with a search for the perfect salmon hand roll. We found it in a standing-only sushi bar in the Asakusa district. By 11:45 am, there was a 45 minute wait. …

Tokyo: Stimulation overload. Landed late, 11pm. Scrambled to catch the last(?) train to Ueno. Our Askakusa train had already shut down for the night. Had to ask 2 people and run up and down 2 separate flights of stairs before figuring it out. Fewf. In Ueno, we asked 3 people for directions to this cubby …

To be a more consistent blog person — so I don’t forget the fun stories and to help with a little travel book I’m writing — here’s a simple bullet point “highlight” version of our 5 day Machu Pichu hike. (Michelle will most likely add photos later.) 5 days of hiking is fun and wears …

Insane Ferry to Airport Dash (Port Blair – Calcutta flight)  Arrived at airport with 20 minutes before departure. Caught the flight after sprinting through customs, security and the gate in 9 minutes!  Weekend in Bangkok Curry Dorian (stinky fruit) Dentist Australia Surfing Car camping Kanga-freakin-roos Breakfast in Melborne Tazmainia Mania! New Zealand Car Glamping Sheep, …