by Daisy Rosales | Sep 24, 2017 | Asia, Japan
Autumn in Kyoto is something else. Bursts of color occupy the stretch between earth and sky, spreading wide at the tops of trees, trickling down in fallen leaves, crunching beneath your feet. Having lived in New England, my expectations weren’t low. But there...
by Daisy Rosales | Jul 14, 2015 | Asia, International, Japan
When I wrote our quick guide to Kyoto, I felt like I had to keep it reasonably short– namely, limit the number of photos. But I can’t stress enough how photogenic Kyoto (and the rest of Japan) really is! Everywhere we turned was a potential snapshot, and...
by Daisy Rosales | Jul 6, 2015 | Asia, International, Japan, Travel
As I sift through our Japan photos, I have to ask myself: is there any place more photogenic than this? So I decided to select only 10 snapshots that come with a good story or memory from our time in Japan. After reading this I hope you’ll feel compelled to...
by Daisy Rosales | Jul 1, 2015 | Asia, International, Japan, Travel
Many people don’t realize that Japan is arguably the world’s food capital. Tokyo has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city, and the famous Tsukiji Fish Market handles much of the highest-quality seafood to be found anywhere. As a food lover...
by Daisy Rosales | Jun 30, 2015 | Asia, International, Japan, Travel
One thing I enjoyed about Japan was that it was modern without being Western. Sure, it shares lots traits with Western countries– and went through a somewhat westernizing transformation during the Meiji period– but Japan owes its unique style to traditions...
by Daisy Rosales | Jun 29, 2015 | Asia, International, Japan, Travel
There is so much to say about Kyoto (and I’ll hopefully say more in another in-depth post, so look out for that), but I wanted to put together a quick guide to Kyoto for anyone who’s thinking of visiting. First of all, Kyoto should be on your list if you...
