tour of asia 2023 home
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Blog Summary

Malaysia (12 April - 17 May 2023)
12 April 2023 - Arrive to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
13 April 2023 - ​Drive to Taman Nagara National Park
14 April 2023 - ​Exploring Taman Negara (National Park) - Day 1
15 April 2023 - ​Exploring Taman Negara (National Park) - Day 2
16 April 2023 - ​Drive to Kuantan
17 April 2023 - ​Kuantan
18 April 2023 - Drive to Kuala Terengganu
19 April 2023 - ​Kuala Terengganu
20 April 2023 - Drive to Kota Bharu
​21 April 2023 - Kota Bharu
22 April 2023 - ​Drive to Kuala Perlis
23 April 2023 - ​Gua Kelam (Kelam Cave), Tasik Melati, & Kangar
24 April 2023 - ​Ferry to Langkawi
25 April 2023 - ​Langawi Day 1
26 April 2023 - ​Langkawi Day 2
27 April 2023 - ​Travel to Penang Island (George Town)
28 April 2023 - ​Penang (Day 1)
29 April 2023 - ​Penang (Day 2)
30 April 2023 - Ipoh
1 May 2023 - Drive to Cameron Highlands
​2 May 2023 - ​Cameron Highlands
​3 May 2023 - ​Drive to Taman (Marina Island)
4 May 2023 - ​Tamam (Marina Island)
5 - 7 May 2023 - ​Pangkor Island
8 May 2023 - Drive to Kuala Selangor
9 May 2023 - Kuala Selangor
10 May 2023 - ​Drive to Kuala Lumpur via Batu Caves
11 May 2023 - Kuala Lumpur (Day 1)​
​12 May 2023 - Kuala Lumpur (Day 2)
13 May 2023 - Kuala Lumpur (Day 3)
14 May 2023 - ​Kuala Lumpur (Day 4)
​15 May 2023 - ​Malacca (Day 1)
16 May 2023 - ​Malacca (Day 2)
17 May 2023 - ​Headed to Singapore
Singapore (18 - 20 May 2023)
18 May 2023 - ​Singapore (Day 1)
19 May 2023 - ​Singapore (Day 2)
20 May 2023 - ​Singapore (Day 3)
Bali, Indonesia (21 - 31 May 2023)


21 May 2023 - On our way to Bali
​22 May 2023 - Bali (Day 1) - Jimbaran
23 May 2023 - Bali (Day 2) - Ubud​
​24 May 2023 - Bali (Day 3) - Ubud
25-26 May 2023 - ​Bali (Day 4-5) - Hike Mt. Batur
27 May 2023 - Bali (Day 6) - Candidasa
​28 May 2023 - Bali (Day 7) - Amed Beach
29 May 2023 - Bali (Day 8) - Lovina​
30 May 2023 - Bali (Day 9) - Bedugul
31 May - 1 June 2023 - ​Leaving Bali for Japan
Japan (2 June - 1 July 2023)
2 - 3 June 2023 - Two Zero Days in a Tokyo Suburb
4 June 2023 - Heading into Tokyo​
​5 June 2023 - Tokyo Day 1 - Harajuku & Aoyama
6 June 2023 - ​Tokyo Day 2 - Shinjuku
7 June 2023 - Tokyo Day 3 - Yanaka
8 June 2023 - Tokyo Day 4 - Ueno & Asakusa
9 June 2023 - ​Tokyo Day 5 - Akihabara
​10 June 2023 - ​Tokyo Day 6 - Imperial Palace & Re-visit of Shinjuku
11 June 2023 - Train to Hiroshima
12 June 2023 - Hiroshima
13 June 2023 - ​Miyajima Island by Ferry
14 June 2023 - ​Nagasaki Day 1
15 June 2023 - ​Nagasaki Day 2
16 June 2023 - ​Bullet Train to Beppu
17 June 2023 - Beppu
18 - 20 June 2023 - Aso
21 June 2023 - Arrival in Kagoshima
22 June 2023 - Kagoshima Day 1
23 June 2023 - Kagoshima Day 2
24 June 2023 - Kirishima National Park Day 1
25 June 2023 - Kirishima National Park Day 2
26 June 2023 - Return to Kagoshima
27 June 2023 - Ferry to Yakushima Island
28 June 2023 - Yakushima Island Day 1
29 June 2023 - Yakushima Island Day 2
30 June 2023 - Return to Kagoshima, Again
1 July 2023 - Train to Fukuoka
South Korea (2 - 15 July 2023)


2 July 2023 - Ferry to Busan, South Korea
3 July 2023 - Busan Day 1
4 July 2023 - Busan Day 2
5 July 2023 - Gyeongju Day 1
​6 July 2023 - Gyeongju Day 2
7 July 2023 - Ganggu
8 - 9 July 2023 - Bus to Sokcho and Day 1
10 July 2023 - Sokcho Day 2
11 July 2023 - Seoul - A Rainy Tuesday Arrival
​12 July 2023 - Seoul Day 1 - Palaces
13 July 2023 - Seoul Day 2 - Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
14 July 2023 - Seoul Day 3 - Rainy Day Meandering
15 July 2023 - Train to Busan
Japan (16 July - ?? 2023)
16 - 18 July 2023 - Fukuoka
19 - 20 July 2023 - Takamatsu
21 July 2023 - Kōchi via Kotohira
22 July 2023 - Kōchi Day 1
23 July 2023 - Kōchi Day 2
24 -25 July 2023 - Shimanto
26 July 2023 - Train to Matsuyama
27 July 2023 - Matsuyama Day 1​
​28 July 2023 - Matsuyama Day 2
29 July 2023 - Himeji
30 -31 July 2023 - Ichinoseki
1 August 2023 - Arrive in Hakodate
2 August 2023 - More of Hakodate
3 August 2023 - Even More of Hakodate
4 - 5 August 2023 - Lake Toya for a Nakajima Island hike and on to Noboribetsu
6 August 2023 - Noboribetsu
7 August 2023 - Sapporo - Arrival
8 August 2023 - ​Sapporo Day 1 - The Brewery and Beer Gardens in the Park
9 August 2023 - Sapporo Day 2 - TV and Clock Tower, Beer Gardens Part II
10 August 2023 - Sapporo - Day 3 - Botanical Garden
11 August 2023 - Sapporo - Day 4 - Day visit to Otaru
12 August 2023 - Sapporo - Day 5 - Just Another Day in Beeradise
13 - 14 August 2023 - Asahikawa and Biei
15 - 16 August 2023 - Aomori
17 - 18 August 2023 - Nikko Day 1 - Temples, Shrines, and Shoguns
19 August 2023 - Nikko Day 2 - Walking and Waterfalls
20 - 22 August 2023 - Kawaguchiko (Mount Fuji)
​23 - 24 August 2023 - Osaka - Arrival and Day 1 (feat. Nara)
25 August 2023 - Osaka Day 2 - City Sights and Such, Part I
26 August 2023 - Osaka Day 3 - City Sights and Such, Part II
27 August 2023 - Osaka Day 4 - The Castle
​28 August 2023 - Kyoto Day 1 - Arrival, Food Market, Nijo-Jo Castle, and an Isakaya
​29 August 2023 - Kyoto Day 2 - Temples, Shrines, Temples  and Shrines
​30 August 2023 - Kyoto Day 3 - And Day 4 until late lunch at Lawson on Aug 31
31 August 2023 - Kyoto Day 4 - A Final Touring Afternoon in Japan
1 - 4 September 2023 - Fussa (Yokota Air Force Base) to Seattle to Cleveland