Man, listen. Sometimes you just want to get away. You're having a rough week, and it's only Tuesday. You're dreaming about a beach, or the woods, or any other place not where you're currently at.

Scenario:
You decide on a location, and you're looking for flights and a hotel. The prices freak you out, and you almost decide to just kick it at home. But before putting a pause in those last minute travel plans, here's a checklist to follow:

1. Do your Googles
I can't stress this enough. The best way to find cheap, last minute flights or hotels is through Google. Google Flights is your friend. Google Flights will save your life. Google Flights will save you hundreds of dollars. Toggle around with the dates, and if you decide to make a trip into a long weekend, do realize that you may have to fly back home on a Tuesday. Google Flights is a hassle-free way to find last minute, often dirt cheap domestic and international flights. 

For example, I want some sun and am desperate to get out of D.C. for a few days. Today is July 23. I found a round-trip, one stop flight to Cabo for July 29-August 1. It's well-known that some flights actually decrease in price the closer you get to the date, so this is a good strategy if you're a procrastinator. Not too shabby for a last-minute, international trip. 

irport train was so clean that we could eat off the floor if we wanted to, did not try though! 

The day to day actions of the citizens of Japan is what truly makes this country unique and an absolute bliss to visit!

That and all the cool buildings and temples of course as well as the best sushi in the world!

Simple things such as getting into an elevator, using escalators or boarding a train pretty much blew my mind.

Walking around Tokyo and never spotting a trash bin, but at the same time never seeing any trash anywhere is almost confusing!

How is this even possible? It definitely wouldn’t be possible here in Europe where I am from or in the US of A but the values of the people in Japan are just so different compared to the ones in our part of the world – it’s all about honor and responsibility from this amazing people and I absolutely love it!

Besides meeting these amazing people, temple hunting is the thing to do!
The architecture is stunning and we used days walking around checking out the different temples and shrines and I really can’t recommend this country enough!