Flying to Japan + Scariest Flight of My Life!!

Another day another flight we're going to Kyoto I had a full-on like panic attack in the airplane. And of course, it says seek medical help immediately. I literally can't Another day another flight. I think this is my first like big solo trip. I think it is this is crazy

Exciting we're going to Kyoto

And Tokyo we're going to Japan. Oh my god. I cannot believe I've been Right. Mama Marie was so sweet and offered to drive me to the airport. You also picked me up the other day I feel like that's true love. I love it. We also kind of match right now Do we I just like we look oh, we always look related, but I love it. I feel so Blessed to be able to go to Japan for the third time this year crazy

Ashley is doing a brand trip to Kyoto and I had FOMO So I decided I'm just gonna book my own trip there also because I've never been and I've always wanted to go And if she's already gonna be there we have to go and if we're already gonna be in Japan We also have to go see Yuka So I'm excited cuz it's only a two-hour train ride from Kyoto to Tokyo obviously where Yuka and her family is so I'm so excited We're pulling up to the airport right now. It's gonna be great. It's gonna be great. We have all the the luggage. I tried to pack light, but let's be real

I also have plenty of time which is really sick because It's I feel like I should get all my talking out now anytime I'm on a flight by myself Even if it's a short flight when I finally land I'm like so talkative because I haven't talked to really anyone the whole time so we gotta get all my talking out now But we're pulling up to Tom Bradley. My flight is at 110. It's currently 11 So I have plenty of time to go to the lounge chill get a bite get some coffee. She packed so light. Bye mom

Okay, okay, I got this

Thank you! All right update I found the perfect little like there's a cafe right here. There's literally no one sitting over here There's no one behind me and there's this little lip for me to put my camera, which is really exciting So I just got some like b-roll and DJI footage You know normally I get like nervous to vlog in public But I feel like when you're traveling, especially at an international airport, like people are, you can lean into the tourist vibes.

Outfit of the day, I have my Yankees, even though I was very happy that the Dodgers won. Leather hat from Urban Outfitters. It's actually a really cool leather material. Pop Flex, Blogilates, t-shirt, Fabletics, leggings, and then of course my wet boots. Which has become a staple when it comes to traveling

because they don't make my feet sweat,

but they keep them warm and it's like perfect. I know they're like meant for snow, but they don't make, like Uggs make my feet sweat. So they're perfect for traveling, anyway.

♪♪♪ I'm gonna go ahead and get started. Music

Hello you guys welcome To the next day. I have so much to tell you so much has happened. We've made it safely to Japan I met up with Ashley because she got in a night early So she checks into her room with her brand trip tonight. It's my solo trip, but like one night We're in Kyoto. It's fucking beautiful. It's stunning like you guys wait, can we insert my shade clip now? please

No, like oh I got here and I was like Lita

I got I got you a clip

You have to see this view and then i'm gonna tell you about my my travel story because that was a little rough No, like you don't like This looks fake I think this is one of the top five views i've seen in my life. It is so unbelievably stunning This is like a little matcha tea house or like a tea house that opens up later today

So we will be there. It's Actually so serene so beautiful. I could cry and I could die Oh my god, I know i'll show you more of the hotel and everything but this morning ashley and I had breakfast Well, actually, well, hold on. Let me tell you about let me tell you about my travel day because that was a little rough All right, so everything was good I think the last like clip that you guys saw I was kind of just I think I was eating. I don't know So everything was good traveling was good

And then I couldn't sleep for whatever reason which was actually really shocking because you guys know I normally can sleep on any flight like any flight I am Caught zonked out. I watched freakier friday too. so good. So good read a little bit a I was on my phone a little bit I finally tried to sleep and I fall asleep and then literally I kid you not like I wake up with the most intense Pain in my left eye and it felt like like I literally was like wincing I'm just like oh my god

There was the eye mask that they gave us and I distinctly remember before When the first time I put it on like earlier like a few hours before that I was like, oh This is an extra tight eye mask I literally I had a full-on like panic attack at this in the airplane Like I was freaking out also because I'm by myself, which is normally fine Like whatever but like I've never felt anything like that in my entire life. Like it was so sharp. It was out of nowhere. It woke me up out of sleep.

Like, which, so then it was just like so intense. I literally was like wincing cause it hurt so bad. So then I take off the blindfold, the pain goes away, but then I open my eye and like my left eye is so blurry and I see some like black spots and instantly I'm like, Was that neurological of course I google it thank God I had Wi-Fi though because it did freak me out because I googled it But also you would have googled it too, okay?

I literally was like what is happening to me I get up and I go to the bathroom And I look at my eye to see if there's like anything in it. There's nothing of course it looks fine. It's not swollen It's not red. It's not like it's just it looks normal every time I like move my eye around it like I felt like black spots and my I would close my eye on my left. I was like blurrier than my right So I'm literally like oh my god. I'm losing my vision. I'm on a flight to Japan I can't like just turn the plane around and go home. But if I land and I need a doctor

What do I do?

and I literally like my mind was going everywhere and I google it and of course it says like it says Multiple different things there's like some I was like, cool, that kind of makes sense. But at the same time, that was so, it wasn't unbearable, but like it was up there. Like it was definitely, and I have a high pain tolerance. So I felt like I was like, oh my God, that was actually a lot.

That was a lot, that was a lot. So then obviously when I'm Googling things, it's like you could probably a doctor on this plane if it was like worst case scenario, but also like I only had slept for an hour. I still had three hours left in this flight.

So I'm like, do I just sit here for three hours? But I also was exhausted and I was like so tired, but I was so scared to go back to sleep because I didn't want what to do. Anyway, all that to say we're fine. My left eye is sore still I have like a headache slash migraines. I don't know It was a slight freakout and then I still had an hour and like 20 minutes to get to the hotel So let me just say by the time I finally got to the hotel room. I was so happy

I was like, I just need to sleep. I want to go to bed Even see Ashley and it made me happy that we ended up staying at the same hotel versus me booking a separate hotel But you know what the one thing was that really helped me in the air De-stress myself was playing my township game. I was planting some corn I was do I was like I need to distract myself for three hours But also the last thing I want to do is like be googling this and focus more So yeah, anyways, I slept amazing last night, which is really good. It hasn't happened since. My eye just was a little sore slash, like I said, it's like the left side of my, I don't know.

I don't know. And then of course it's like, you Google stuff and it basically says you're dying. So I was like, okay. So everything we looked up now says it's like probably just an eye strain,

which makes so much sense. to kind of like focus, I don't know. But just to be safe, I still want to either see a doctor or do like, um, my insurance has like the teledoc stuff where you can like call a doctor and just talk to them and see what they think. And even though it had already been nine hours into my flight, I still had three hours left. So I was just like this is, this is scary. could see me posting it and there being comments being like oh my god SOS like go to the emergency room and I think that freaked me out more But I am gonna call a doctor just to be safe, especially because I literally just landed I have a whole week before I go home home I'm also like is it better to wear my contacts or is it not better to wear?

I think I shouldn't wear my contacts because I shouldn't put contacts then I also got new lenses put in these glasses and I was wearing those yesterday

Realistically probably a huge factor about it all but also at the same time. I'm like, mmm

That was really scary and that hurt a lot. So all that to say we're in Kyoto. That was scary we made it safe and sound and Yeah, I'm just so glad I had Wi-Fi because I was able to talk to my mom and my sister and they really helped like if I didn't have Wi-Fi I think I would have had a full like I already I was extremely anxious I was like, you know, they're like the anxious shakes that you get like I was like doing that and I was like crying But I was like well crying is probably good because if there is something in my eye, I can like cry it out I don't know. I'm glad I had Wi-Fi Enough about that. We have a beautiful day ahead of us. Speaking of beautiful day, as you guys know, Ashley is here for a brand trip.

And she basically is going to be on site of the hotel, like, for the majority of the time. So today is pretty much her only day to go. Not only day, but I think it's going to be one of the main days where she has the most hours to, like, explore the city, go shopping, do all that kind of stuff. We did go to a shrine that was beautiful It was like 45 minutes outside of Kyoto and I did get a few things mixed up because I thought there was another shrine there That we wanted to go to the one that we went to was stunning though I got a few clips so we can put those in it was Beautiful highly recommend getting up early because we got up at like 535 15 and we got there maybe around 7

No one was there and it felt like we were literally in Spirited away like it. Oh my god. It was so beautiful I didn't really vlog much because honestly I had a headache this morning and I was just like I need to sit and I need To I need my coffee and I need to sit and explain everything to you guys. But yes, really excited. This is the room We're in it's absolutely stunning I used a lot of my credit card points and I got like two nights free which insane shout out credit card points. She's a traveler

She's a worldwide traveler. All right, I'm kind of pissed. I'm trying to put this Well, first of all, I tried on an outfit that I thought was gonna eat it did not it ate me and not a good way No, it's cute. I just need time to like put it together Yeah, it needed like heels too. I like heels It's like a dinner outfit. Anyways, I changed to forever. No this damn earring won't go in my ear. I don't understand I can't like me just with one earring. I mean, it's kind of a vibe if I have a stud in this one

But whatever. Okay quick outfit of the day Top is from I think think Girlfriend? Pull up, Revolve, I think. It's like a, it comes with like two layers, which I think is really cute. It kind of feels like a, I feel like I'm a dancer in it, you know what I mean?

I feel like I'm always wearing like little crops and like stuff, but I love layers anyway, but anytime I'm in Asia specifically, I just feel like layers is so fun. These cargo pants are from skins. Yes We have our Adidas sambas with the little golf tongue thing that you don't see anyway because my pants cover it We are here. Okay, we have the Miu Miu crochet and Hopefully these earrings from petite moments from revolve. Oh and then these are key Australia Christina Kirkman collab

That's the fit the question everyone's been wondering did I get my earring in? Yes Took forever. It took yeah. No, it's literally so red. Oh, it's so pretty I'm really excited plans for right now We actually wanted to do some vintage shopping because obviously vintage shopping in Japan is amazing and you weren't here with me last time But you were here with me earlier Really? It's the glasses

covering my face.

I just need you to know that what you did was worth it, because your hair, the fit.

It's just like, I'm comfy. I think I'm in my luteal phase, you guys, because right now I just feel like a literal toe. I feel like you were crashing out for a bit. But I like shrimp You know, they're kind of cute now So we did some research we found a few places one being Kendall brand off There is a commedia out here, which I love the one in Tokyo. I also was telling mine I found a little pottery store. Oh, thank you Well, I think I have to bring them on my carry. Yeah, you don't have to shoot that really

I feel like I'd be special to get it out here.

They have like little mugs and teacups.

I think it'd be cute to get you and Jackson like a married thing. Like a his and hers. But it would be so fun to have like, because we And also like sentimental ones, you know? So I'm excited for that. I'm also gonna take Ashley to Travelers. There is a location here in Kyoto and I'm gonna get stuff for Ollie. Because I know, I know him so well. I know.

Oh, that's cute too!

I brought my journal with me and Ashley doesn't have a journal yet. So I'm excited to take her stationery shopping. Shopping. Shopping! Yay! I love how this is my solo trip. I know.

No, I like how I was coming.

No, I literally invited myself.

No, Alisha cannot... Alisha cannot hear of anyone else going to Japan.

No, I literally was like... If it was in Kyoto, I'd probably be like, dang, I was just there. I don't know, any excuse to see Yuka too though. I'm like, I was just there. I don't know any excuse to see you could to though I'm like I have to go cuz like what what are the chances? All right right now we are in the more busy shopping area We were on this I was gonna say we're on the street earlier today

It was completely everything was closed and there was no one on the road So it's fun saying it would okay, and I should get I should get ready something All right, oh my god, we're back We're back. Okay. Well, I am very happy with my fit change choice. Yeah, not gonna lie. Okay, so first off is Is there anything specific you're looking for? Not really. I honestly would love some more of those marsala I like my new skirts or like a cool jacket. A cool jacket.

Oh, and Donut is a good place. But I had it in New York and it sucked in New York. But it made me really mad because I made everyone go there. I spent so much money and then everyone was like, it's good, and I was like, no you don't get it,

it was so good, it was so good.

The like, second hand embarrassment I get Recommend something yeah, and then they don't like it. How do you second? Is that claw machines? Let me are you proud of me. I've literally transforming all right. We've made it to second Street. Oh, this is not Oh, there's three floors. Let's go Wow wow wow wow okay normally second Street like this is a very nice one, which I'm fine with don't come here on I love bags, but I was kind of looking for more some like vintage II finds, you know Onward feel good. It's so fun comparing prices though. This is so cute We should get a little sweet treat. You know, I mean just a little something a little something something we must karaoke

I'm gonna be so honest. I wasn't even remotely hungry, but then coming down the street like We must karaoke. Oh my god, is that a cat cafe? Oh!

I'm gonna be so honest, I wasn't even remotely hungry, but then coming down this street, like, I'm smelling pancakes, I'm smelling everything.

Here's a Ichiran.

I didn't have it last time. I didn't have it last time either.

Anyways, we're headed to Travelers right now. It should be like a two minute walk.

Okay, we walked past a Flamingo, Which is a good thrift store? I

Think this is so fun That's cute, right? I love that. We kind of stumbled upon this bakery called flip up Wow creamy amazing bacon low carb Honestly a bacon egg and cheese. Oh, these are like little pizza. I mean that I don't care Saltbread, let's get one of those. Okay, that cafe looks amazing. We will go there. This is such a cute little Indoor shopping. Oh my god, Ollie. We made it

Okay, a little stationary haul. I think I'm done. All right, we got the goods secured I got a few things for Ollie a few few things for my mom, a couple things for me

Yay!

Alright, we just came to this sushi spot and oh my god. This looks heavenly. I love how they're like little rice balls

It's crazy. Are you excited? We're hungry

Oh my god

We're very hungry. I'm gonna try to be discreet while I'm filming. I don't wanna be rude

Oh my god.

It's so buttery. Let's try the sweet potato.

Try that.

Delicious.

You guys, we've made it back to the hotel. it's tea time and like the colors of everything right now It's for this tree right here. It looks more. Yes. It's turning like oh my god. It's so good So we're walking over to the tea room oh my god, look at this This is crazy. This is just, you just like come.

What?

Oh wow. Which way do you want to face? Our room is right there. This is, I can't. Look at the little koi. Hi. Hello guy. I don't have any. Oh, you hungry? Look at, he's like, feed me. I don't have anything, I'm so sorry. Oh, and he brought a buddy. He summoned them. Look it, they think I'm gonna feed them, that's so sad.

I think cause I'm standing here. It's a yellow dragon. Wait, they really come to people. No, this is stunning. No, this is beautiful. Ashley said it was quite literally

the best matcha she's ever had, so.

No.

I realize it's a strong statement.

That is a very strong statement, and obviously I'm gonna go in with low expectations so I can be wowed, but I'm very excited. Turn of events, here's the thing. All day I was like, a hot No, no, it's not your fault at all And then we get here and they were they were like we can make hot but like we're known for the iced Latte and she brought us blankets and it was so sweet and so cute. So first try here we go Cheers What? That literally... That literally... it tastes like matcha cake. It tastes like matcha vanilla ice cream.

Like why does it taste so good? I needed that. No, like I'm gonna chug this.

Yeah, like I need another one.

Cause it's that good.

Wow.

You guys. I need a nap. I'm so tired. And you can tell I look like it. Jet lag for ya. Wow. Ash, one day we're gonna have kids and we're gonna be like stay home so we can go on vacation.

I'm just kidding. Ash got all checked into her new room. Kind of. All my shit's still in there. I was gonna say all your stuff still is in my, I can help you bring it over. Good morning, it is currently 6.

22.

I was gonna say 6 a.m. 6 22 does make a difference, but I got up at 5.30, actually got up at 5, and we are really leaning into the jet lag, and I think that's been my biggest hack I've learned sooner like I feel like other times I would try to land when I could it was better for my sleep We're now I'm like no instead of fighting trying to stay asleep for like eight hours

During the night like lean into it wake up At 5 a.m. Last night. Yeah, I could have gone to bed. I was so tired, but we're currently sorry. Wow

What am I saying?

It's early, give me a break. Oh my God, I gotta go, I need a second. I've been loving some sister time, and Ashley has like full plans all day today.

So do you.

I do too. I'm gonna stay in the hotel and relax and live my Four Seasons life. I was dying at this morning, This morning because Ashley watched a show like a they had a live event last night Ashley was watching this show and this guy basically like was being an asshole And like after they had all been waiting there for a long time to like have a good view this guy like walks in front Just blocks their view and they were like hello, you know, whatever and then he was like you guys were in my way

He was six five. I'm like bitch you can see anyways all that to say we were grabbing coffee this morning and we overhear these two women talking about that situation. So I go, oh, not to like, sorry to overhear, but yeah, oh my God, I cried about having a hand with a marble. And I literally felt like it was a White Lotus moment because they were like, where are you

from?

Da da da da. And it was just like, I pictured gossiping about this guy and I just pictured their storyline in the show Yeah, finally blending with our storyline. Yeah that moment where it entered across this path Mm-hmm, and then the guy remembered me because we were like we literally were squatting on the ground He was like, oh, I remember you he was like sipping his wine And I was videotaping the dance and he was like this guy blah blah blah and I was like I can't believe that. I know it's crazy. So anyways, that was that was just fun

But I'm gonna really enjoy the hotel because it's beautiful. Obviously you guys saw the view so I'm gonna I'm gonna go to the spa-ma-day? Spa-ma-day? What? I'm gonna go to the spa today. Before we go to breakfast You should book your yeah Appointment. I will. It'll be fun. They have even like one three fingers go I even thought I was like maybe I'll get a massage today cuz then there was another one that looked good So I was like, I'll do that one tomorrow maybe But I'm excited

Also, there was this this private one where they like take you into nature to like do a bath And I was like that could be kind of iconic if I go by myself

That would be, you know

I feel like that might be more of a summer thing though. Unless they're hot springs. It might be a hot spring. I don't know. Regardless, it's nice being up early because no one's here. No one was at the shrine we went to yesterday. They're on our way. And the sun is rising. We made it. Oh my god.

Guys, look it. There's like no one here. This is crazy. Yay! Okay, so I know we are here and then we want to walk up to those red little gates I don't know if they're called gates

Wait, I think we want the right

Okay, yeah, you're so right Wow, I'm glad you're here oh there's a little cafe up there I literally can't this is stunning so We're back at the hotel and we came to have breakfast.

Shout out Amex because two people eat free for breakfast on my account And that's the best perk ever. We came down to breakfast and they were like do you want to sit inside or outside? So I was like let's sit outside and they literally sit us. You would think we're on our honeymoon like look at this beautiful view It's stunning. It's also not that- oh my god. You brought me a blanket!

Thank you so much! Thank you so much! Thank you so much! Thank you!

Oh my, I love it here.

It's just because my skirt's like, kind of sheer. Oh my god, I'm so excited. I just ordered my coffee. It's literally like 7.30. No one's out here.

Again, the view, I just, I can't. We're by the waterfall. And I'm about do French toast today. And the omelette, obviously. Or you know what? No, I'm just gonna do the omelette. And then there was like sweets in there.

There was some good, I didn't really try a lot of that. This is beautiful. Just like, look at this view.

Ash. Unreal.

Not me being the view, I mean like the view being here. Like this view. Our koi fish, we need to name them. I'm so happy just to be here all day. Ashley's going to an onsen.

I'm gonna get some miso soup.

That would be nice to be out here. I love a buffet. That is a breakfast, no, specifically a breakfast buffet. We changed it up today. We changed it up a little bit.

I love that.

Like, wow, Oh my god. Cheese and chorizo focaccia. Oh, you guys. Okay, latte, amazing. We got a yogurt parfait. I put some fruit in there. Strawberry, orange juice.

Something else with that. In that little juice. I got an omelette and I really wish I got this yesterday. Ready for this? I wasn't fucking recording and I just showed the beautiful opening of my omelet, and I'm so sad Wow Wow, you know I might go for round two today. I might I might just do it Mostly though because I couldn't get everything in one trip, and I really want some miso soup so

Wow oh Wow. Oh my god! You guys, I like, this feels so fake. It's so stunning. I feel so lucky. What the fuck? This is about to be my view for the next few hours because I honestly just want to sit here and enjoy this. Like, I also feel like the leaves have changed more since yesterday. That might sound crazy, but I really, I feel it. Okay, I've just been sitting here journaling for the past hour or so. Time is bell.

It's only, it's almost like 10. It's not even that late.

It's like the perfect amount of chilly, and they brought a blanket to the room, and I'm living my best life. So Ashley officially started her brand trip and everything, so she moved over to her room and they're going to do like a private spa, not spa, like a bath experience. I also booked my own experience.

So I have a spa appointment at 1.30. It's a three hour long treatment and I couldn't be more excited. I'm gonna be more excited. So this is the little notebook that I got from Travelers yesterday. This is gonna be my Japan little journal and then I can add it to my notebook.

So the sun's starting to come out a little bit, which is really nice, but I'm just gonna be here. 10, 11, 12, I have three hours until my appointment. My latte is like an ice latte now, but that's totally fine. I'm honestly just enjoying this view so much because it's so beautiful.

But I was journaling and I was saying, I was like, I shouldn't have to fly across the world to feel like zen, you know? Obviously that can help, but I was just trying to write down things and ways that I can still enjoy this serenity

and this calmness at home. And one of the first things that stuck with me is like they care so much about nature here and I was like I feel like I need even though I'm not a gardener or anything I was like I feel like I need to really nurture the nature that I do have so like any plants that I have, like taking care of those, my backyard, and like devote more time to that, because I was like, I think that will help

bring this calmness home more. Even just sitting off my phone, I put my phone on do not disturb right now. Obviously, that's something I've been trying to do more, and something that popped into my mind that I wrote down, it's just being still is enough. like, sitting and just living is enough. and i feel like especially in the states, everywhere, but especially at home, we feel so just like next next next. especially in la. it's like next,

what's next? do better, do more, do this, do this, do this, can't sit still. i'm like, that's so not true. like, i feel more like a human right now, sitting, enjoying this beautiful nature than I do when I'm just like doom scrolling and trying to be busy or I don't know.

I don't know if that made sense.

I wrote down being still is enough. Living is enough. Who we are is enough. I also thought it was interesting

how my mind is so quiet right now, which is so rare for me because normally my thoughts are always racing Even the flight over here. I was just like anxious. I was thinking all these big things I feel like I didn't have control over my thoughts and here I am sitting and I feel like journaling helps a lot But like my mind feels so quiet, which is so nice

I've been off my journal game at home, but I really feel like that is another way I can bring this vibe back home. Because I just feel like I need to slow down. And it's all cliche shit, you know? Like, all this is cliche shit. Like, you're in a slow down journal, but it really, like, they're cliche for a reason. Also, I'll link this pen that I got because it's a click pen, but it's a fountain one, so it has like the cool little tip. Can you see it? Yeah Obsessed and it doesn't smudge like this Yeah, that's most important me double-checking. I'm just like does it smear?

I'm still on my hunt to find like more pens that I like but so far This is what I really like I just feel like my handwriting isn for photos because then I would be putting photos in here and stuff everything but my goal And that's a lot to do my goal is to fill up this whole thing of this trip

So I feel like it'd be a fun little scrapbook so Okay, I'm currently headed down to the salon.

Oh my god, I just read salon on the thing. Why do brains do that? Currently headed down to the spa. Oh my god, it just got dark. Here we go.

I'm so excited.

Oh my god, it smells amazing.

Hello.

Hi, checking in? Thank you. Oh my god, it smells amazing. Hello!

Hi, checking in? Thank you very much.

You guys, that was literally one of the best massages I've ever had in my entire life and on top of it, I've never had like a body scrub or anything like that. So Wow, I wish you could feel my skin through the camera it is literally like the softest This is your sign to go take a bath and exfoliate. Okay? Cuz it had been a while since I had done a full body an earthing shower You know where we scrub every crevice because that's what they did

And let me tell you I was like, oh my god. Also, this is falling I'm gonna brush my teeth and go to bed because this waking up early thing is awesome Which ash and i are gonna do that again tomorrow before she has stuff to do man. I am tired early like it's what time is it? Which ash and i are gonna do that again tomorrow before she has stuff to do man. I am tired early like it's what time is it? It's literally 7 p.m.. And I'm going to bed. Oh my god. That's crazy. Okay. Good night. I'll see you guys tomorrow Bye!