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Konnichiwa from Japan!

***Warning: This is a beast of a post! We packed a lot into 2 weeks! :) Take 2, and we both made it to Japan! September was a bit of a whirlwind, after welcoming a new niece to the family, moving to a new house, and spending the last two weeks of the month in Japan (3 weeks for Jeff!), we’re finally starting to slow down and enjoy this beautiful fall. Now onto the good stuff! We arrived in Osaka, kicking off our 16-day tour of Japan! Thankfully, we had nice seats for our 12-hour flight (Jeff in Business class and me in Premier) and were ready to hit the ground running once we arrived. Our first stop after landing was the local luggage service desk. Japan has a cool luggage program that delivers your luggage to your hotel, so you don’t have to deal with it on the public transit. We kept our backpacks with us but sent Jeff’s work clothes to Tokyo, so we didn’t have to haul those around for the next week. It was fantastic! After settling in at the hotel (and realizing that the heat and hu

Hello world, here we come!

And we’re off! 3 months, 5 continents, 15 countries, too many cities to count, and so many memories waiting to be made! We can’t believe our “world sampler” is starting and we can’t wait for what’s to come! I’m not sure how many times we’ve asked each other and others, “Are we crazy?!” The answer may be “Yes, at least a little” but the experience and memories will be incredible! There are so many feelings before a big trip. We’re definitely feeling excited about what’s to come and what memories we’ll make. Anticipation about everything going okay and hoping we don’t exhaust ourselves half way through. Disbelief that this is real life. A few nerves, mostly about accidentally encountering Montezuma's revenge… A little sadness that with every beginning there is also an end and we don’t want that to come! But mostly, I think we’re just so grateful to have the opportunity to do one of our favorite things together - Travel! It’s something we both love, it refreshes us, reminds us to s

A South African Safari

Pinch me! I must be dreaming! That’s the feeling I have writing this! Our time in South Africa was amazing and the safari was a complete dream! South Africa is our 3rd continent and 9th country! Crazy! We planned a buffer day in Johannesburg and are so glad we did as I caught a bout of the infamous traveler's stomach… it was bound to happen with all of our travels, and thankfully our travel doc gave us emergency meds that worked wonders! Most of the day was spent as a rest day, which felt glorious, but we did venture out to a nearby shopping mall to grab some snacks and stretch our legs. Later in the evening, we strolled around the country club that was attached to the hotel, breathing in the crisp fall air which was a welcomed change after all of the crazy heat. We left Jo-Burg and headed to what may have claimed the title for “the best part of our three month trip”. This safari has to be on our top three best ever experiences! It’s right up there with moving to Germany and takin

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