Alex Atwood

Munich: Beer, Castles, and more Beer

The second leg of Cory and I’s summer 2017 European adventure was in the great city of Munich Germany. Munich ended up being our favorite of the trip, and we were able to pack in a ton of events into our three days. We ended up taking a 4 hour bus from Zurich Switzerland toContinue reading “Munich: Beer, Castles, and more Beer”

Zurich Switzerland: Gateway to The Swiss Alps

After I graduated from college back in 2017 I decided to celebrate by doing a European travel adventure with one of my best friends Cory. So we took a couple of weeks and decided to visit Zurich Switzerland, Munich Germany, Vienna Austria, and Prague Czech Republic. I’ll discuss our time in Switzerland in this postContinue reading “Zurich Switzerland: Gateway to The Swiss Alps”

Thanksgiving In Kyoto

So I know this trip happened around five months ago, but its better late than never right?! I was lucky enough to have some time off over Thanksgiving last year, so I took full advantage and booked a trip to Kyoto! I made sure to bring my buddy Tim along as my tour guide (heContinue reading “Thanksgiving In Kyoto”

A Day Trip to Iwo Jima

I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to go to the island of Iwo Jima back in November 2019. Iwo Jima was host to one of the deadliest battles of the Pacific Theater of WWII. The island is around 800 miles to the South of mainland Japan, and it took us about three hoursContinue reading “A Day Trip to Iwo Jima”

Typhoon Evac Spurs Okinawan Adventure

Back last month in early October Japan was hit by Typhoon Hagibis. October is right in the middle of typhoon season, and it’s not uncommon for Japan to withstand many typhoons every year. However typhoon Hagibis was a different animal. According to everyone’s favorite and most reliable source Wikipedia, typhoon Hagibis was the most devastatingContinue reading “Typhoon Evac Spurs Okinawan Adventure”

Living in The Land of the Rising Sun

I have been living in Tokyo for a little over two months now, and I am finally starting to piece together this massive city. For those that don’t know, Tokyo is considered to be the largest metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 38 million people. For some reference, the largest cityContinue reading “Living in The Land of the Rising Sun”

Happiness

I am a firm believer that the most important thing in life is happiness. You can have all of the money, fame, and power that the world has to offer, but all of that means nothing if you are not happy. It took me a long time to realize this. When I was younger, IContinue reading “Happiness”