While Singapore was not my first solo traveling trip, I was surprisingly nervous to go. That being said, I also googled a few things and learned that it is a very safe country to travel in. I didn’t have a ton of money to spend here – as I am only working part time atContinue reading “Travel on a Budget: 3 Days in Singapore”
Author Archives: Jennifer Palmer PT, DPT
Japan: To Yokosuka and Beyond
While I’ve traveled many places this past year, there’s one place I now call home – Yokosuka, Japan! Whether you are stationed here for the military, living abroad here (or nearby in Yokohama or Tokyo), or just traveling temporarily, I’m sure you will be looking for things to do! I have been to a fewContinue reading “Japan: To Yokosuka and Beyond”
Frostbite on the way up, Sunburn on the way down: Mt. Fuji Night Hike
Hiking Mt. Fuji is one of the main reasons younger tourists come to Japan nowadays. As my husband and I began our research, we found there were a decent number of blogs, youtube videos, and lots of Instagram posts describing each person’s experience. While my husband had hiked it once before, I had not. AndContinue reading “Frostbite on the way up, Sunburn on the way down: Mt. Fuji Night Hike”
That Time I Observed a Japanese Day Rehab
During my recent travel to Japan, I had the amazing opportunity to shadow a Japanese day rehab. While I had emailed the World Confederation of Physical Therapy and the Japanese Physical Therapy Association months prior to my trip to Japan, I found it was difficult to get much of a response to set up aContinue reading “That Time I Observed a Japanese Day Rehab”
Simple Ways to Save Money
**Blog updated on 9/20/17** Attention Californians (and a few other states/cities)!! Ever since moving to San Diego, Scott and I signed up for OhmConnect. You make simple money for simply turning your lights off for a few hours — crazy and EASY. We use the time to sit outside, go to the gym, go toContinue reading “Simple Ways to Save Money”
Love, Pray, Eat… Or Something Like That: Bali
Ahh Bali, my final destination on this short journey! Well, except I did return to Japan after, but that’s another story. Bali was certainly the “pray” part of my trip. My flight left Thailand around 10 PM, leaving me with a 5 hour layover in Singapore throughout the night. Upon arrival, I tried to findContinue reading “Love, Pray, Eat… Or Something Like That: Bali”
Love, Pray, Eat… Or Something Like That: Thailand
Okay, so I was kind of going to claim Japan as my “Eat” category, but if I’m going to be honest, I ate so much EVERYWHERE. No shame, I couldn’t help it! I am going to classify Thailand as the “Love” because I 1) loved it here and 2) felt so much love from allContinue reading “Love, Pray, Eat… Or Something Like That: Thailand”
Love, Pray, Eat… Or Something Like That: Japan
Hi everyone! Recently I took my first solo travel trip abroad. I learned some amazing things and have some great stories from this trip that I thought I’d share with others! Of course, there are plenty of other stories, but I’ll just highlight some significant ones here, starting with Japan! So for a start, IContinue reading “Love, Pray, Eat… Or Something Like That: Japan”
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To Fly or Not to Fly?
Hi everyone! **updated January 2018** In an effort to assist with future flight recommendations for others as well as myself, I am working on creating an ongoing list of different airlines I have taken, when I flew with them, and how the flight went. I hope this helps in your travel endeavors! JetStar Japan-2018: ComparedContinue reading “To Fly or Not to Fly?”