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January 12. Instagram I'm not gonna lie, waking up in a city and not having to leave immediately is a real blessing, but the only problem is that it makes me want to sleep in late. My hotel is close to Nijo Castle, which is where I'll be meeting up with Boo and his family. My plan for the morning is to pop my bag in a storage locker, and then meet them over by the train station, but I woke up early enough that I can sneak into the Manga Museum before all this. The Manga Museum in Kyoto is a no photo museum, and it is packed to the brim with Mangas spanning from the early beginnings in the 1950's to current volumes being published today. I'm not 100% sure if some of the museum is closed off today or I just completely missed something, but the entire way through the museum is every manga in alphabetical order... except it stopped at the letter G. Either way, you can stop and read anything you want in the entire museum, as it acts as a library, you just can't tak...

Criteria The most important thing when it comes to traveling, first and foremost, is where I'd like to go and what I want to accomplish: Criteria . A real vacation should cover these six fields: Sightseeing/Tourism, History, Food, Shopping, Weather, Leisure. Sightseeing/Tourism : If it's ancient or brand new, if it's a cool building, a fun event, a "must-do" whether for locals or travelers, I want to do all of it, or as much as possible. I'm a tour guide in Boston, so I love to see what other cities have to offer. History : Square and a rectangle with sightseeing, not all sights you see are necessarily historic, so if I'm going to a new country/city, I need there to be a draw in terms of its history. Food : When it comes to being at home, I honestly order almost the same thing every week from the same places, and maybe have 7-10 recipes I rotate through. When I'm in a new country, I love to just go wild trying every new dish I possibly can, and ...