Jeremy

Jeremy founded Living the Dream in 2008 to chronicle his long-term trip around Asia. Since then he has been on two long-term trips, visited 69 countries, and is just getting started. He is now on a Lifestyle Design quest to build businesses to pursue a life of travel.

Should You Take a La Digue Day Trip or Stay on the Island?

If you’re visiting the Seychelles, odds are good you have visiting Anse Source d’Argent on your must-experience list. This beach, located on the tiny island of La Digue just off the east coast of Praslin, is one of the most beautiful beaches we’ve ever seen and has earned many accolades as being one of the best beaches in the world.

So you’ve decided you want to go, now what? You have a decision to make on whether you are going to stay overnight on La Digue or take a day trip from one of the nearby islands.

While we are firm advocates that staying overnight on La Digue is always the best choice (we have personally visited La Digue on a day trip on one trip and stayed a few nights on another ourselves), there may be some circumstances that may push you to take a day trip or even an organized day tour instead.

So, we thought we’d break down the options and points to consider in this one!

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Where to Stay in the Seychelles – Beaches, Amenities, & More

When it comes to deciding where to stay in the Seychelles, you have two real questions to answer.

First, what islands do you want to visit. Second, where do you want to stay on each island. For most, the four most popular choices of islands are Mahe, Praslin, La Digue, and Silhouette. When visiting, we always advocate checking out these islands, at a minimum, if you can justify it.

While each of these islands are, admittedly, incredibly small, such that travel on any given island is quite easy, there are some unique points to keep in mind about each.

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Tips and Advice for Biking the Shimanami Kaido – Onomichi to Imabari

During our travels around Japan, we wanted to get out and experience some days of nature in between visiting bustling cities.

The Shimanami Kaido trail caught our eye as it is one of the most popular cycling routes in Japan and connects several islands together over an approximately 70 kilometer route between Onomichi and Imabari (plus numerous side trails for those who want to explore each island in more depth).

As avid bikers, we knew we had to check out this route. So we booked our dates several weeks in advance, said a little prayer to whatever spirit controls the weather, and made our way to Onomichi to get ready to ride.

Thankfully, we got lucky with mostly great weather for our ride and only had to rush to Imabari quickly in the final legs of our ride before a larger storm came in. So in this one, we thought we’d share more about what you can see when biking from Onomichi to Imabari on the Shimanami Kaido, and give some tips we learned along the way to have a great time!

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Going on an Onsen Crawl at Kinosaki Onsen in Japan

When visiting Japan, odds are good you have soaking in the natural hot springs of an onsen on your must-do list.

But did you know there is a town with not one, not two, but seven onsens open for visitors to enjoy? And, perhaps important to many, are also tattoo-friendly? Enter Kinosaki Onsen, a beautiful mountain coast town in northern Japan that is just a 2 1/2 hour train ride from Kyoto.

While we have an entire article dedicated for how many days in Kinosaki Onsen (read: more is always the answer), in this one we thought we’d share a little bit about the seven onsen you can find in town- what they’re like, which ones we liked, and which ones we did not spend much time in at all.

Although all the onsen here are quite fun and you should check each out on a visit, a few were standout favorites.

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