Postcard: Regensburg, Germany

Our journey through Central Europe continued with a stop in the medieval town of Regensburg in Germany. The UNESCO World Heritage site boasts a 2,000-year-old history and is considered the best preserved medieval city in Germany. After we hopped off the Trafalgar coach, our guide Arne led us across an impressive bridge over the raging…

Postcard: Los Angeles, California

Late last year, my boyfriend and I took a week-long trip to Southern California after a long year of no travel due to COVID. We got invited to my cousin's wedding in Santa Barbara and also thought it'd be perfect timing to spend Thanksgiving with Davis' family. So in November, we jetted off to California…

Postcard 40: Surviving Typhoon Hagibis in Japan

One of my greatest fears when traveling to Asia anytime from summer through fall is being there during typhoon season. In 2018, I was in Seoul when Typhoon Kong-Rey slammed Busan, the southern part of South Korea. The day it hit, what was supposed to be a pleasant outdoor walk around a palace quickly turned…

Postcard 39: Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea

After a memorable past few days in Okinawa, we were now ready to fly to Tokyo for the second half of our trip! The next few days would entail stops at Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea -- in the Chiba region -- followed by a weekend in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo. Little did I…