Travel Monkey

Hiroshima Peace Park

It was a sobering afternoon. After visiting Miyajima, Kongo headed to downtown Hiroshima to see the Peace Memorial Park. memorializing

The monkey has been waiting two years for yesterday. Ever since the Kongos booked this Japanese cruise, the simple simian

After an overnight sail across the Inland Sea, Kongo arrived in the port city of Busan, South Korea. Busan is

There’s nothing quite like a sacred mountain by the sea to get the monkey’s juices flowing. Yesterday he spent the

Geishas, soft-serve ice cream covered in gold foil, beautiful parks, temples, and more. Kanazawa seems to have it all and

It was the end of an era. Literally. On Tuesday Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne in favor of his

After a day and night sail from Tokyo, Kongo arrived at Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido, and docked at the port