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RTW Trip Day #12: Osaka Castle and the Flight to Hong Kong
Explore Daigo-ji Temple on Day 10 of our RTW trip! Discover Kyoto's serene Daigo-ji, enjoy fluffy pancakes, and savor delicious curry!


RTW Trip Day #11: Nara Park, Train to Osaka & Incredible Sushi
Explore Daigo-ji Temple on Day 10 of our RTW trip! Discover Kyoto's serene Daigo-ji, enjoy fluffy pancakes, and savor delicious curry!


RTW Trip Day #10: Kyoto: Daigo-ji Temple, Pancakes and Curry!
Explore Daigo-ji Temple on Day 10 of our RTW trip! Discover Kyoto's serene Daigo-ji, enjoy fluffy pancakes, and savor delicious curry!


RTW Trip Day #9: Kyoto: Kiyomizu-dera, Temple Overload and Nijo Castle
7 October 2025 Steps: 24,187 Today was our biggest day yet (almost 25,000 steps), and while it was great to see so many amazing sights,...


RTW Trip Day #8: Kyoto: Kinkaku-ji (Golden) Palace & Fushimi Inari Taisha
6 October 2025 Steps: 21,590 We had to check out of Ben's Guesthouse by 11am, so we got out quite early to visit one of the most famous...


RTW Trip Day #7: Kyoto: Arashiyama’s Temples, Bamboo Forest and Monkey Park with Kids
5 October 2025 Steps: 19,803 From Ben’s Guesthouse, getting to Arashiyama would have required several bus changes, so it wasn’t much...


RTW Trip Day #6: Tokyo: Homecoming TAKA and the Bullet Train to Kyoto
4 October 2025 Steps: 9,113 For our last day in Tokyo we spent the morning at a cooking, calligraphy and origami experience called...


RTW Trip Day #5: Tokyo: Senso-ji and Ueno
3 October 2025 Steps: 21,667 Today was our last full day exploring Tokyo. We’ve done so much already (walked about 18k steps each day)...


RTW Trip Day #4: Tokyo: Shibuya, Meiji Jingu and Shinjuku
Explore Shinjuku Tokyo on Day 4 of our RTW trip. Discover Shibuya, Meiji Jingu & Shinjuku Tokyo with us. Join our travel adventure!


RTW Trip Day #3: Tokyo: Ginza, Zojo-ji Temple and the Tokyo Tower
Follow our third day on our 100 day family sabbatical RTW trip. We spent time exploring Ginza, Zojo-ji Temples and the Tokyo Tower


RTW Trip Day #2: Tokyo: Takanawa and TeamLab Planets with the Kids
Follow our second day on our 100 day family sabbatical RTW trip. We spent time exploring Tokyo and visited TeamLab Planets with the kids


RTW Trip Day #1: Goodbye Calgary, Hello Tokyo as Our 100 Day Family Sabbatical Begins
Follow our first day on our family sabbatical on a RTW trip for 100-days as we say goodbye to family, survive a long flight, and arrive in Tokyo.
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