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Busan, August 2026: the Westin Chosun, a Temple on the Sea, a Live Octopus, and the Blue Line Park at Night

August 2026 in Busan. The Westin Chosun on Haeundae beach as a base, then Haedong Yonggungsa on the rocks, a local kitchen, a live octopus at Shindonga market, and the Blue Line Park after dark.

SolaVilla Umi Terrace Minami-Awaji: a barbecue on the terrace, and the sun going down into the sea

The first night of a trip through Awaji Island, Kagawa and Shodoshima. We stayed at SolaVilla Umi Terrace Minami-Awaji, grilled dinner on our own terrace and watched the sun set over the sea. How to spend an evening at a villa with few restaurants nearby, and what to know before you book.

[Maihama] Tokyo DisneySea After Work: A Two-Hour Evening Visit and a Night at the Disneyland Hotel

Entering Tokyo DisneySea at 6:45 p.m. against the outgoing crowds, we browsed the shops, dined on roast beef and chilled pasta while watching the night show, and stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. A grown-up way to savor just two hours in the park.

[Toranomon] Green at Night, and an Omelette in the Morning

A night and morning at The Edition Tokyo Toranomon. Seated in the corner by the window on the thirty-first floor bar — Tokyo Tower glowing in the dark, and the green of the plants standing out in the dim light. Breakfast: an omelette, a salad, salmon. A hotel you want to return to.

[Toranomon] A Room with a Terrace on the Thirty-First Floor

A stay at The Edition Tokyo Toranomon. Upgraded to the thirty-first floor thanks to Platinum status — a room with its own terrace. Sitting on a wooden deck wrapped in ivy, with nowhere to be. The best kind of luxury is doing nothing at all.