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January 3rd. Instagram My Train to Sendai leaves Tokyo Station at 6:32am, and again I'm up very early in the morning. The one thing I realized when I woke up today is that I am starving. I didn't really notice it, but I only ate one meal yesterday, which was that super amazing ramen at Kikanbo. Other than that it was little snacks here and there. I was so enveloped in having fun I didn't eat, it happens sometimes. There are days at work I'll forget to eat because I'm having so much fun. I decide to hit a late night ramen shop for breakfast, and that's this place next to my hotel called Yaro Ramen. Spicy again, lots of egg, delicious. Yaro Ramen, Spicy w/Egg. The train ride to Sendai is 372 km, which is almost identical distance from Boston to New York City (379km). The fastest train from Boston to New York City takes 4 hours and 8 minutes. I was on the slower train from Tokyo to Sendai, and it took 1 hour and 32 minutes, arrival 8:04am. Can you imagin...

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 ...