We booked a two week celebratory trip to Japan, for our son’s graduation. Normally I don’t use a travel agent, who needs that when I can book thru Expedia? Honestly, this was the best trip ever! Granted we gave Michelle a healthy budget, but honesty, my son will only graduate once from high school, and our pride is abundant. Michelle Keith planned tours, hotels and transportation… which made vacation just that, a vacation, a break from planning our trip myself. We had awesome guides that spoke English and taught us how to navigate the mean subways of Tokyo and Osaka.

We had fun sumo show and onsen hotel, with a private onsen (hot tub) taking into account the tattoos which are prohibited by the Japanese ppl- we should have stayed in longer. We had a pirate ship tour of lake Ashi, and gondola ride to the sulfur mountain (smell wasn’t nice) view was amazing! We saw shibuya crossing and Harajuku- went to Ginza and Shinjuku- ate inexpensive Wagyu which was so good!!! Sushi, ramen, tonkatsu. Sardines (my son did this- the eyes creeped me out).

Hotels are Japanese size (small) so if you have three grown ppl, consider two rooms. As much as I love my son and husband, we needed space from each other.

We had the best time and will definitely be booking our next excursion to Europe with Michelle. Michelle suggested other excursions and places, and also days of rest. We averaged about 7 miles of walking a day, so make sure to bring your comfy shoes and hit the road to beauty, and clean everything (subs, streets, and hotels).

Kampai!! (Cheers!)

Dustin Thrane, our agent, did a terrific job of setting up our trip to Japan and South Korea. My husband and I are in our 70’s, so having the travel arrangements (including transfers, flights between Japan and South Korea, and flights from and to Los Angeles) go smoothly was a real boon. He helped us select truly lovely hotels and arranged for extra amenities, which made the trip that much more pleasant and easier. With his help, we got very good tour guides who spoke English and were quite flexible when our needs changed. Each guide was friendly and highly competent. Despite my getting sick when I was there, I still had a really wonderful time. I highly recommend Dustin and TravelStore Los Angeles. I found this company by using Yelp!

[Jeanine] hit it out of the park. Everything was great- including the amount of days at each place and how much was planned vs. not.

We LOVED our tour guide in Tokyo, the samurai/ninja class, the mini pig cafe, the driver to our hotel from the airport. Our hotels kept getting better- our Mimaru hotel in Tokyo was in the perfect location but did feel a bit like a dormitory although I didn’t see a single hotel where I thought- oh, I wish we were there instead AND we were so glad to have the apartment style room to eat breakfast when we were up at 3-4-5am. The Mimaru hotel in Kyoto was significantly nicer and we felt like kings and queens in the Osaka Hotel. The luggage transfer was easy and brilliant AND made such a difference in our enjoyment at the train stations.

[Jeanine] was so very clear and thoughtful with us. All of your trips and guidance was so helpful- even when you had to repeat yourself for me. We are still riding high from the trip.

We’ve been singing your praises to everyone and can’t wait to plan the next adventure with you! – K.G.

Thank you Alyssa for helping us make our first trip to Japan so incredibly special! From amazing restaurant recommendations, to hotel suggestions, small towns to visit that we would not have known about and finding the best guides-all made it one of our most memorable trips!

Thank you so much,

Suzanne & Barry

Konnichiwa from Japan!

We are having a great time taking in the sights and exploring this great country! [Alyssa’s] recommendations/bookings from Flights, Hotels, Tours, and Attractions have been first class.

Looking forward to seeing what else this beautiful country has to offer us!

Best,
Sierra and Rodriguez Families

Just wanted to reach out to [Alyssa] and thank her for all her help with making this trip happen. We can’t thank her enough for her hard work and expertise.