KLM invited me to a Japanese cooking class with a few other bloggers to tell us about their new route to Japan

A beautiful tranquil Japanese garden in this west central London park.

The home of the Japanese emperor, the Imperial Palace is most often viewed from outside.

A visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum will surely be a sobering experienced for anyone who visits it.

Cruises around Japan gives you a great opportunity to see the majestic natural beauty of Japan and explore its largest cities.

Mt. Fuji is sure to be one of the highlights of your trip to Japan. It is about sixty miles southwest of Tokyo and is an easy trip from that city

San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is home to the oldest public Japanese garden in all of California, the Japanese Tea Garden.

The museum serves as the guardian of the Ukiyo-e art and now exhibits over 12,000 woodblock paintings.

Talk about a breathtaking journey that is quite magical and mystical; a replica of a temple in Uji, Japan located in Kahaluu, O'ahu, Hawaii. It is located near the Ko'olau Mountains in the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

Say "water lilies" to an art lover and they will immediately launch into a rhapsodic lecture on Impressionist master Claude Monet's house and garden at Giverny, a charming small village about 80 kilometers west of Paris.

Tokyo is the home of The Tsukiji Fish Market which is the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and it is also the largest wholesale food market of any kind. The market is located in Tsukiji in Central Tokyo and has become a major visitor attraction.

Shinjuku is both home to the main train station of Tokyo and the largest red light district in Japan, as well as trendy shopping and cool restaurants.

The James Irvine Garden in Los Angeles, California, is a beautiful Japanese garden that is a departure from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Located just north of the Sunset District you will find that the Golden Gate Park has something for young and old alike.

The Rijksmueum, located in Amsterdam, is the national art museum of the Netherlands.

Hawaii is one of the most beautiful destinations in the world and for a peaceful and relaxing trip while you are in the country, a visit to the Byodo-In Temple makes for a great day out.

Right behind the Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park, a wonderful Japanese garden on a wooded island awaits you in the middle of a lagoon.

When you find yourself in any big city or town in Japan, you may not find many pizza parlors but you will find Okonomiyaki cafés.

Chip and PIN, a security feature used on all European credit cards, as well as Mexico, Brazil, and Japan, continue to cause trouble for American travelers. No, not the chip and pin itself, but the lack of this technology on U.S. credit cards.

Venice is beautiful, stunning, and astoundingly crowded. If you rather avoid crowding yourself with snap-happy Japanese tourists, get up at the crack of dawn and you’ll see the city on your own

For 2009, we've found a calendar of unusual or fascinating events for each month to plan your travels around, ranging from Carnival in Rio de Janiero to a Rock, Paper, Scissors competition in Canada. We've split the events into 4 posts, and here's the first one covering January to March 2009

Train travel is fast, convenient, and usually cheaper than flying. As an added benefit, you get to see the beautiful countryside you're traveling though, and don't have to deal with airport security.

Is that great American tradition - The Road Trip - be in danger? With gas hitting $4 per gallon and only rising, it certainly is costing more each day. World Hum's Eva Holland shares her article The $4 Gallon Survival Guide.

Bus travel is economical, eco-friendly, and sometimes much faster than other options. In Mexico and Brazil for example, it's the cheapest way to get around, and quite comfortable as well.