I’ve been in Japan for a little bit now and while I didn’t feel any sort of what you would call technical “culture shock,” I was and continue to be dealing with some hard lessons that I find myself struggling with almost every day. There are many things I noticed right away that I loved about Japan and some ingenuity that left me wondering, “Why haven’t we thought about this?”, but that’s another article for another day. Here are the five hard lessons I have learned about being here and how I am coping with them.

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Our family has now been traveling the world for over a year now, and with two kids in tow I am always looking for kid friendly accommodations. Not just family friendly but kid friendly. I know to most you wouldn’t understand the difference here, but there is a big difference between allowing kids and families and providing amenities to make kids feel more welcome. I want my kids to have a  great time when we head to new destinations, I want it to be memorable for them and if this can start with the hotel we stay at then it’s even better.

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Breathtaking… there are many beautiful places and destinations in this world, but few literally take your breath away like Meteora. When speaking to others about taking our family to Greece, most raved about the obvious places like the islands of Santorini and Mykonos. However, Greece holds a hidden gem even more beautiful than what can be found on those islands, and to plan a trip to Greece without including Meteora would be a definite loss.

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When most travelers start planning their trip to England they might gravitate to London. While London has plenty to offer, it would be a shame to start and end your England trip there. With so much to see and do just a couple hours right outside of London, you have to make time in your itinerary for places like Oxford.

While Oxford is most famously known for its prestigious University, it holds so much more for those that choose to visit this majestic area each year. While thousands of college students flock here every year so do tourists and it’s not hard to see why. Here is our families’ guide to get the most out of your trip to Oxfordshire!

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Beautiful pictures, we all see them all the time and wish our photos were just as nice. In the age of amazing Instagram pages plastered with beautiful destinations, food and more it can be hard to not feel like your own photos just don’t stand out as well or pop. There are many photo editing programs out there to help in making beautiful photos, but they all come with their own complications. When you need to have courses to learn a program you know it’s going to be more complicated than just uploading a photo and making a few tweaks. These programs can also put a serious dent in your wallet.

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