Another Vijayanathan family road trip in the books! This time we ventured out to Kamakura, located in the Kanagawa prefecture of Japan and about a 90 minute car ride from Tokyo.
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Lake Kawaguchiko & Oishi Park
We finally had our first family road trip this past weekend. We decided to drive to Lake Kawaguchiko and Oishi Park, as a few of our friends had recently visited the area and recommeded. It is about a 90 minute drive from Tokyo via the Chuo Expressway and is located in the Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji.
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Keep calm and just push along
R. Vijayanathan
What’s a good stroller to have while living or visiting Tokyo. Prior to moving to Tokyo we had the Nuna Maxx stroller which was a great stroller for us at that time (we lived in the suburbs of NJ and I had an SUV). However, this stroller was not going to work for us in Tokyo due to the width, the weight, and ability to travel with ease. I started to search for a travel stroller and I came across the Uppababy Minu. I went to Nordstroms and checked out the Minu stroller and compared it with the BabyZen Yo Y. The Minu definitely met our needs however the BabyZen Yo Yo is also a great option. I figured I would hop on here and talk about why this stroller works for us.
Read moreThe New Norm
Many of us are trying to come to terms with accepting the pandemic, and social isolation, as they are both not going anywhere anytime soon. In addition to that, our reality has truly changed, possibly forever.
We’re in a new normal.
Navigating a pandemic while staying organized
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe many of us are navigating the new norm of balancing work, child care, staying on top of the latest coronavirus news, making sure everyone in the household is washing their hands, wearing their masks, and of course figuring out who is making the meals and doing the dishes later
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“We’re not in Kohler anymore Toto”
D. Petriello
Come take a seat and experience the auto-warming seats, the complex bank of adjustable bidet sprays, the anti-bacterial “pre-mist” self-cleaning feature, the euphemistic pictograms: what could be more Japanese?
Read moreDocumenting our journey
“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing”
Benny Franks
My friend asked me why I wanted to blog and what it means to me. Well surely, its because I love to write, but it got me thinking about when was the last time I actually wrote something besides an email to my boss. Has it been that long?
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