Tokyo & Seoul 9-Day Mar-Apr

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Who: 1 couple (2 people)

Where: Tokyo | Seoul

Tips: 
1) Top sushi spots all have limited seats and require bookings months ahead

- Stay: Westin Tokyo | Westin Seoul
- Eat: Tsukiji Fish Market (Daiwa/大和) | Ebisu Izakaya | Top Sushi Spots (booking required) | Best Tokyo Patisseries | Best Tea Houses
- See:  Meiji Shrine | Shinjuku | Asakusa | Ueno Park | Kabukicho (red light district) | Museums & Galleries
- Play: Sumo Wrestling | Geisha Dance | Robot Show | Cherry Blossom Festival | Day tours to Kamakura or Mt Fuji & Hakone
- Shop: Daikanyama | Harajuku | Tokyo Hands | Big Camera | Insadong | Gwangjang 

Ref/Blogs/Guides: Tokyo District Guide | Tokyo Secret Streets 

Day 1 (Sat) - Meguro & Minato, Tokyo (arrive in the evening)
- [booked] 9pm Dinner @ Shabuzen Roppongi
- Night life: Bar Quest (Roppongi), Sound Museum Vision (Shibuya)  

Day 2 (Sun) - Shibuya & Shinjuku, Tokyo

- Morning: Meiji Shrine (540am-520pm)
- Lunch @ Ichiran Shinjuku 
- Afternoon: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (9am-4pm)
- [booked] 515pm Robot Show and check out Kabukicho (red light district) afterwards 
- Dinner: Ebisu Izakayas (SAIKI & Buri, Bar Trench & Bar Tram)

Day 3 (Mon) - Taito, Tokyo
- Breakfast (try 630am or earlier) @ Daiwa/大和 (530am-130pm) Or Sushi Dai (5am-2pm, minimum 2hr wait) in Tsukiji Fish Market 
- Morning: Ginza shopping area
- 11am Lunch @ Tokyo Shiba Tofuya Ukai (alt: Ginza food courts at Matsuya/Mitsukoshi or Ginza Bincho Unagi)
- 1pm coffee w/ Alex at Tokyo American Club
- Afternoon: Chidorigafuchi or Visit a tea house nearby Sakurai
- [booked] 7pm Dinner @ Shutoku 2Goten (Shutoku Honten)

Day 4 (Tue) - Chuo & Chiyoda & Minato, Tokyo
- Morning: Sensoji Temple (630am-5pm) in Asakusa & Nakamise Shopping Street
- [booked] 1pm Lunch @ Kikko (music performance at 1215 or 1330) or Asakusa Okonomiyaki
- Afternoon: Cherry Blossom in Ueno Park, and Ameyoko Market (Maybe check out Cherry Blossom at Meguro River too - night lantern festival Apr 1-10)
- [booked] 8pm Dinner @ Sushi Matsue (12-15K yen) or Sushi Hayakawa (12-18K but cheaper pricing on Sunday?)

Day 5 (Wed) - Tokyo
- Shopping Day: Daikanyama | Harajuku (Omotesando & Oriental Bazaar), Tokyo Hands | Big Camera 
- Lunch: 
- Dinner w/ Eriko

Day 6 (Thu) - Leave Tokyo for Seoul in the evening
- Museum Day: Tokyo National Museum (closed on Monday), Edo-Tokyo Museum, Nezu Museum, Samurai Museum, Mori Art Museum

Day 7 (Fri) - Shopping Day in Seoul
- Insadong (Yetchatjip Cafe or O'sulloc Tea House)
- Gwangjang
- Namdaemun Market
- Dinner: Mingles or Nongoljip in Gangnam (Korean BBQ)
- Night life: Gangnam (Club Octagon, Club Arena)

Day 8 (Sat) - Day Tour in Seoul
- Gyeongbokgung Palace, The National Folk Museum of Korea
- Lunch: Tosokchon
- Bukchon Hanok Village, Changdeokgung Palace
- Dinner: pick a place near hotel
- Night life: Hongdae (Ohoo/M2), Itaewon (B One, Move, Cake Shop)

Day 9 (Sun) - Leave Seoul in the morning

Cancun 4-Day Feb16

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Who: 2 couples (4 people)

Where: Playa Mujeres | Tulum

Day 1 (Sat Feb 20) - Arrive in Cancun in the morning
- Arrive at the airport 1030am. Private pick-up arranged w/ SuperShuttle
- Chill at resort (beach, water sports, cooking classes, bike tour, tennis/table tennis)
- Evening show at the resort

Day 2 (Sun Feb 21) - Day activities at the resort

- Chill at beach and water sports
- Chill at resort (beach, water sports, cooking classes, bike tour, tennis/table tennis)
- Spa session (Avervo)
- Evening show at the resort

Day 3 (Mon Feb 22) - Day Tour to Tulum
- Booked BestDay Tulum Discovery Tour (alt: Finest Concierge Tours)
- If back early in the afternoon, chill at the resort
- Evening show at the resort

Day 4 (Tue Feb23) - Leave Cancun in early afternoon
- Chill at the resort in the morning
- Leave for the airport at 11am (flight at 115pm). Private pick-up arranged w/ SuperShuttle

- Stay: Finest Playa Mujeres (choose Building 5)
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