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    Accor Group To Add 23 Properties in Japan

    by joeheg July 26, 2023
    by joeheg July 26, 2023

    The Accor Group is already a major hotel company in Asia. We stayed at two Sofitel properties in Vietnam and Cambodia and both of them were incredibly impressive. However, their …

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    What It’s Really Like To Go To Japan Right Now

    by SharonKurheg October 13, 2022
    by SharonKurheg October 13, 2022

    Joe and I have been fans of Japan for years. My first visit was in 1995; Joe’s in 2005. And ever since, we’ve tried to go back every 5 to …

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    Japan To Ease Covid Border Rules For Travelers in September

    by SharonKurheg August 25, 2022
    by SharonKurheg August 25, 2022

    There are currently 21 countries that are still closed to most U.S. visitors due to Covid: Bhutan Cameroon China Eswatini Falkland Islands Kiribati Lesotho Libya Macau Marshall Islands Mayotte Montserrat …

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    It Just Got Even Harder To Go To Japan

    by SharonKurheg June 20, 2022
    by SharonKurheg June 20, 2022

    Japan has been one of the biggest holdouts in terms of reopening for tourism since COVID. They’ve only just opened the tourism door, and it’s only a teeny tiny crack. …

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    Update: Japan To Test Limited Tourism In May, Ahead Of Full Opening

    by SharonKurheg May 18, 2022
    by SharonKurheg May 18, 2022

    Earlier this month, the headlines that got travelers’ attention was that Japan planned to reopen to international tourists in June. The announcement had been made by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida …

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    Do You Need To Learn The Language Before You Go To A Foreign Country?

    by joeheg April 3, 2022
    by joeheg April 3, 2022

    After my co-worker learned about my travel hobby/obsession/blog, he asked me where I’ve traveled. I rattled off a few places, such as Japan and Austria, and he replied that he’d …

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    Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Maybe Malaysia Reopening For Visitors In March

    by SharonKurheg March 1, 2022
    by SharonKurheg March 1, 2022

    Vietnam Vietnam had not planned to open for tourism until this summer. However the Vietnamese tourism ministry is now hopeful the country will be able to fully reopen its borders …

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  • Travel

    Why We’re Putting Off Plans To Visit Japan Until 2025

    by joeheg February 11, 2022
    by joeheg February 11, 2022

    While our plans to revisit Japan started months earlier, we’ll join the story in January 2020 when I found business class award flights with the points we had in the …

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    Former Nintendo HQ Reopening As Kyoto Luxury Hotel

    by SharonKurheg January 25, 2022
    by SharonKurheg January 25, 2022

    Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles and has some of the most well-known names …

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    My Simple Oversight Caused An Embarrassing Travel Moment

    by joeheg October 20, 2021
    by joeheg October 20, 2021

    When you travel frequently, you’re undoubtedly going to make some mistakes. Some of these will be because you didn’t understand the social norms of where you’re visiting. Others will be …

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