We had to get up early this morning to check out of the hotel by 7:15am. We caught a taxi to Haneda Airport, and it turned out to be a good chance to use up the remaining balance on one of our Suica cards. As advanced as Japan is in so many ways, there are a few things that feel surprisingly outdated. For example, you can use your iPhone or a physical Suica card to tap on and off public…
I woke up this morning at 4:30am, so at least it was an extra two hours of sleep compared to the night before. I took my computer down to the lobby of the hotel at 5:30am and worked on the blog and some Inspire Travel Designers tasks while the city outside slowly woke up. As a group we didn’t get started until 10:30am, but once everyone was ready, we took the subway to Shinjuku. We were all pretty hungry, so…
I woke up this morning at 2:15am, which was not ideal. I laid in bed for about an hour trying to fall back asleep, but it wasn’t happening, so I decided to watch the Patriots game. I pulled it up on my phone, skipped through all the commercials, and watched the Pats beat the Saints. After the game finished, I grabbed my laptop and went downstairs to work on the blog until Vivi woke up. We checked out of our…
Vivi and I woke up around 5:30am, still feeling the effects of the jet lag. Being 14 hours ahead of Bogotá is no joke, but at least we’d both slept well and managed about seven full hours. By 7am we texted Bart and Ale to see if they were awake, and Bart was. Bart and I decided to go out for a quick walk and look for breakfast. Nothing nearby was open yet, so we ended up at a Lawson…
After weeks of preparation, our Japan trip finally began. Don José picked us up right on time at 9:45pm, and check-in at the airport went smoothly. We even made it to our gate with plenty of time to spare, which is a rare luxury when traveling. Of course, we had both forgotten our neck pillows, so a quick stop at Miniso solved that. We also packed a small bag of mini Cocosettes for the flight crew, and they were thrilled…