Tag: asia

October 19, 2016 MovinnGrovin 21 comments

Nepal Kathmandu & The Himalayas We departed the desert landscape of Dubai and headed for the mountains. Our goal, a hike amongst the most imposing and towering mountain range in the world, the Himalayas.   Just how tall are the mountains in the Himalaya range?  To put it in perspective: the highest elevation in the United States is…

September 16, 2016 MovinnGrovin No comments exist

Hong Kong After our adventure in Japan we booked a flight to spend 6 nights in Hong Kong!  Hong Kong, a former British colony and now territory of China, is home to over 200 islands, ranks as the 4th most densely populated sovereign state and has more skyscrapers than any city in the world!   We…

September 12, 2016 MovinnGrovin 5 comments

Adventures in Japan After Tokyo we hopped a train and began exploring other regions of Japan for the next 12 days.  We visited the onsens (hot springs) in the countryside of Yudanaka, slept in a Ryokan (a traditional Japanese Inn), walked the ancient streets of old world Takayama, visited the temples of Kyoto and worked…

September 7, 2016 MovinnGrovin 6 comments

Tokyo! After our 4 month tour of Europe it was time to dramatically mix things up and we would be doing so in Asia, first stop Tokyo! We flew from Rome to Frankfort, had a couple hour layover and departed in the evening for Japan.  We landed in Tokyo the following afternoon, took two trains…