Japanese Crazy City Where the Deer & The People Co-Mingle

Nara, Japan is a city where deer roam free throughout the streets, shrines, temples, and sidewalks. The concept was intriguing

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Miho Museum, Japan; An Architectural Masterpiece

Imagine removing the entire top portion of a mountain, building an art museum on the flat land, and then replacing

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4 Nights In Tokyo: The Most Expensive Meals I’ve Ever Eaten

I entered Tokyo and the world of fine prix fixe dining for four nights, and I came out over $1000

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Naoshima Japan; Island of Art

ACTIVITIES/MUSEUMS/HOTEL: http://benesse-artsite.jp/art/chichu.html http://benesse-artsite.jp/art/lee-ufan.html http://benesse-artsite.jp/art/seirensho.html For artistic inspiration, a visit to Naoshima Island, Japan, is the anecdote. Located in Japan in

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Japanese Fashion

On my recent trip to Japan, I was fascinated with the different Japanese clothing styles I came across on the

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Kimonos and Calm in Kyoto

Having written a book on organization,Organize Yourself So You Can Have Fun, I have often had friends mention to me how

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Noshing in Nashville

I’ve always wanted to visit Nashville, because I love music and southern food. Over Labor Day weekend, I spent 4

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Selling Our Home

Part of the Size It Down & Travel It Up Experiment was to lease our Pacific Palisades, California home for

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Hawaii: Family Style

Twenty-five years ago, my parents stopped giving us Christmas gifts. They decided to take the family (cousins, brothers, sisters, Aunts,

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