Everyone we’ve talked, who has visited Japan, highly recommended Kyoto. Taking a relatively quick Rapid Express Train from Osaka to Kyoto, we found the train station to be very impressive….

From Osaka, we made a day trip to the ancient capital of Japan, Nara.  First, we visited the beautiful Isuien Garden before making our way to the massive Tōdai-ji, which…

After taking the ferry back to Tokyo, we caught the shinkansen (bullet train) to Osaka.  It was a central city to base ourselves out of to get to the ancient…

The fast-ferry took us two hours to get from Tokyo to Izu Oshima.  We wanted to enjoy a quiet place where there were beaches, but it appeared we arrived during…

The morning after our wedding, we left Edmonton to fly to Toky0 (via Vancouver).  In all, it was well over eleven hours of flight, with a two hour layover in…

Begaluru was my last stop in India before heading home to Canada.  Fr. Kinley had connected me to his close friends, who took me in and let me stay at…

After enjoying the tranquility of Varkala and craziness of Kanyakumari, I was really looking forward to Fort Kochi. The Jesuit Fathers in Kolkata had recommended I go to Kochi for…

Taking a day trip from Varkala with some fellow travelers I met from my hostel, Kanyakumari is geographically the southern most tip of India.  It took a few hours of…

Varkala was a backpacker haven.  After the long trip from Chennai, it was nice to finally settle down for a few days to relax and enjoy the beach.  Considering it…

After not being able to find a suitable flight from Kolkata to Chennai, I resorted to an 30+ hour train ride to Chennai.  The train ride was quite cramped after…