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Japan Day 14: Toba and Nara

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January 14. Instagram Today is my last day with Boo and the family, but we're ending it on a high note as finally, we get to enjoy Naked Joe Brunch. Boo and I have discussed the idea if we had a podcast, we'd call it Naked Joe Brunch and we'd talk about anything and everything, as long as tattooing was happening at the same time. Sure tattooing wasn't happening, but waking up in a hot spring is rad. Naked Joe Brunch, Toba Me and my Boo, Toba. The Boo Crew, Toba. Toba is a small seaside town that's full of seafood options, and pearls. But before we can really explore the area, we're going to take a cruise around the harbor. It turns out it's pretty much the same price to go on a cruise of the harbor through a tour company, as it is to book a private vessel, so we headed out on our own private vessel to see Toba Bay. The captain of the boat gave us a bag of chips to feed to the birds and we had a blast! Little tree on little islan...

Planning A Trip From Boston To Japan

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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 ...