by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 1, 2017 | Asia Episodes, Bali, China, Digital Nomad Life, General Travel, Guest Episodes, SE Asia, Teaching abroad
Download directly, on iTunes, or Stitcher. Sasha and Rachel (aka the Grateful Gypsies) met while working at a music festival in Michigan and have been traveling the world for just about 10 years. Soon after they met, Sasha moved to Beijing to teach English, and Rachel... 
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 27, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
We spent 3 amazing weeks in Japan exploring Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Osaka + Hiroshima. There is so much to see, do + eat in Japan that sometimes it can be overwhelming to figure out all the nitty gritty details. Here is our Japan Guide on where we went, where we... 
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 25, 2017 | Asia Episodes, General Travel, Japan, Travel
Download directly, on iTunes, or Stitcher. We pick up where we left off last week during our time in Japan with us leaving Tokyo for the town of Fujiyoshida and beautiful views of the iconic Mt Fuji. From there we made the most of our JR Rail Passes on the Shinkansen... 
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 18, 2017 | Asia Episodes, food, General Travel, Japan, Travel
Download directly, on iTunes, or Stitcher. We made plans to go to Japan with some friends during their trip to Canada last year, and were looking forward to our visit since we left for Asia in October of 2016. Landing in Tokyo, we were expecting an Asian version of... 
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 17, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
So you’re going to Japan, and you’re thinking about the Japan Rail (JR) pass, and you’re probably thinking this is REALLY expensive, is it worth it? We get that. We thought the same. This post is going to break down the costs of the JR pass vs....