Sam Lee Travel

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13 places in Japan. 3 weeks. No JR Pass 😉

Sam Lee Travel Let The Wandering Journey Begin ✨ Hello, my fellow wanderer! I hope you are well 😉 So I told myself I was just going to “update a few things” on my Japan 3-week itinerary. You know. Fix some outdated info. Tweak a train route. Add 2 to 3 cute photos and call it a day 🤪 Instead, I ended up reworking the entire thing. Fueled by questionable amounts of coffee ☕️ Because once I started mapping it properly, I realised how much fun I actually had and how smooth the whole trip felt!...

4 months ago • 1 min read

Back in Malaysia (again) + my Mount Fuji flex

Sam Lee Travel Let The Wandering Journey Begin ✨ Hello, my fellow wanderer! I hope you are well 😉 I am back in my hometown in Malaysia AGAIN. But this time I have only one goal only; to go all in on Sam Lee Travel! Not going to lie, it is scary seeing my bank account slowly doing a disappearing act. I came home with two suitcases, a laptop, and a mild identity crisis. But then I realised something. If I am going to be stressed either way, I might as well be stressed building my own thing...

5 months ago • 2 min read

This Sweet Old Onsen Town Might Steal Your Heart Too

Sam Lee Travel Let The Wandering Journey Begins ✨ Hello, my fellow wanderer! I hope you are well 😉 I am well over two weeks into my Japan trip and I am typing this from a very cosy hotel in Kanazawa! I took a night bus from Osaka yesterday and reached the city at 5.40am this morning! I have taken 4 long distance buses (2 overnight trips) so far in Japan and I can't recommend it enough for anyone who: wants to save a night or two of accommodation 🏨 wants to start the day really early in new...

6 months ago • 3 min read

Guess Who’s Flying Back to Japan for Fall Colours 👀🍁

Issue #2 Sam Lee Travel Let The Wandering Journey Begins ✨ Hello, my fellow wanderer! I hope you are well 😉 I have some exciting news to kick things off: I am heading back to Japan for three weeks this November! I just bought the air tickets yesterday (very last-minute energy, I know) And if you are also planning a late-November trip, you and I are in luck! It is the sweet spot for fiery fall colours (check the JMC latest autumn foliage forecast across Japan here) and way fewer crowds than...

7 months ago • 2 min read