“Is It Worth It?” Green Class Tickets On The Shinkansen Bullet Train

So my Partner loves trains 🙂 . I try to incorporate them into our travel plans as much as I can because he loves them so much.

That has led to some fun adventures, such as taking a sleeper train up the west coast of the US (even though it’s much slower and more expensive 😉 ) and taking trains around Europe this past fall. I also found individual sleeper cars in trains to be a good alternate pandemic travel solution.

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Lessons Learned After 4 Years Of Living In Airbnbs 

It’s been almost 5 years since I sold everything I owned and started living in Airbnbs. Every year, my thoughts, revelations and strategies for being a full-time nomad seem to change, so I like to record them here for posterity and in case they can help anyone else take full advantage of the awesome-ness that is long term Airbnb stays. So let’s get into it!

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The Month Of Sakura: March 2025 Recap

And with that, March 2025 is over and 1/4 of 2025 is complete. Literally, how dare time 🙂 ? But I feel like I complain about how fast time seems to be flying every month instead of focusing on the fact that it’s partially doing that because I’m having so much fun. So let’s see what fun things I did in March and focus on the positives instead.

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Review: Mt. Fuji & Hakone Full-Day Tour From Tokyo, Japan

During my latest Japan adventure, my Mom and I flew into Tokyo since it was a direct flight from LA. We planned to stay there for a few days to acclimate to the new time zone before heading off with the main goal of seeing the 75th Annual Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan.

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TripIt: The Best Travel App (To Replace TripCase)

For the past 12 years I used TripCase to organize my travel plans. When I retired in 2020 and became a full-time nomad, TripCase was the only reason I wasn’t lost in the wilderness given all of the things I needed to juggle in order to have a smooth experience moving around the globe every month.

But because all good things must end, TripCase is sunsetting and closing its app on April 1, 2025, so it’s time to say goodbye to the most helpful app I use that’s also been in my life the longest. You will be missed TripCase. Continue reading “TripIt: The Best Travel App (To Replace TripCase)”

Review: Singapore Air Business Class – LA to Tokyo, Japan For $5

I know I’ve raved about Singapore Air Business Class before (see the various posts below), but I wanted to add this review to the stack because I’d never flown this route before and it’s been 2 years since I flew this airline and a lot can change in that amount of time. Continue reading “Review: Singapore Air Business Class – LA to Tokyo, Japan For $5”

The Month Of Auckland: February 2025 Recap

Hello and welcome to this month’s edition of Where In The World Is Purple 😉 ! This month I’m writing this while looking at local New Zealand birds frolicking in the leaves of thousand year old trees. The world is wild y’all 🙂 . So let’s get into what I got up to this month!

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The Month Of Yuki Matsuri: January 2025 Recap

Welcome to 2025! I’m currently writing this while marveling at the beauty of freshly fallen snow and hoping that this calm environment will help me write more for this very blog (I’m very behind schedule🤣). So let’s get into it!

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