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Tokyo Ramen Street — in the bowels of Tokyo station — is a ramen lover Time to leave Tokyo and head on over to Japan’s ancient capital, Kyoto! It’s about 3 hours each way using your Japan Rail Pass (shinkansen to Hiroshima Station, transfer there to the JR Sanyo Main Line for Miyajimaguchi Station, and then use the JR ferry). Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku and Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo in Tokyo, Gion Miyagawacho Grandereverie (which unfortunately has closed since we returned) and Kyokoyado Muromachi Yutone in Kyoto, and Hotel Nikko Osaka in Osaka.

If the lure of cheese, beer, and friendly faces doesn’t pull you in, know that it’s located: • 90 minutes north of Chicago, one of my all-time favorite cities A Great City on A Great Lake” is actually listed as one of them — alongside Brew City, Cream City, and City of Festivals. Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery PBR, or Pabst Blue Ribbon, was actually the very first beer I tried in my life. So I headed on over to Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery for a tour to learn more about Pabst’s

It’s rare that I’ll want to dine at the same place twice when I travel, but Tasquinha Vieira is worth it: this restaurant served up our favorite meals during our time in São Miguel. ; • An extra glass of wine (2.5 euro), because we couldn’t get enough Portuguese wine; and A Tasca is, justifiably, one of the most popular places to eat and drink in São Miguel. With only a week on the island, we couldn’t visit all of the places to eat and drink in São Miguel. Of course, if you’re visiting São Miguel, you won’t be spending all of your time in Ponta Delgada.

There are certain travel destinations where I can recall exactly when and where I was when I decided I wanted to visit. Located on São Miguel island, it’s where you’ll fly into for your relaxing week in São Miguel. This particular tour cost 30 euro per person and lasted 4 hours; there’s also a morning tour option if you’re inclined to wake up early. We booked their São Miguel East Van Tour for 59 euro per person, a full day tour that left us exhausted yet satisfied.