I just got back from a 2.5 week long trip to Japan. This was the first time I’ve been in the country for that long and the first time we’ve traveled with other people. We had done most of the sightseeing already like Maricar, but we did a few of them again. Here’s how we […]
Introduction We had stayed at the Park Hyatt and Andaz already in Japan. However, because we were traveling with non-miles and points friends, I had to go on the cheap. Points wise, for 12K Hyatt points, this was the ‘cheapest nicest points’ hotel room. I was a Discoverist and emailed the GM ahead of time […]
Introduction After bailing on my Machu Pichu trip, I decided to go back to Japan and Korea for the 2017 cherry blossom season. My wife has always wanted to go to DC to see the cherry blossoms, and so seeing it in Japan will be even better than that. The problem of course is […]
Introduction I was staying here for 3 nights as a Guest of Honor, meaning I was enjoying the Hyatt Diamond aka Globalist benefits, back in late March 2017. It cost me 25,000 points a night when I stayed. Getting here from airport Once again, we took the limousine bus aka just a normal bus from […]
Introduction Out of all the things to do in Tokyo this trip, this one was on the top of my list. You’re essentially driving around Tokyo in a go kart dressed up in Mario Kart costumes. My wife had made the arrangements, but I’m guessing she just messaged Maricar on their FB page. There are […]