Good evening from Tokyo! I am wrapping up my newest trip traveling around Japan & Hong Kong. Full trip reports will be posted shortly, but I wanted to share with you guys an amazing story.
A couple days ago, I posted a picture on my Instagram of a beautiful couple dressed in traditional Japanese clothes taking a selfie under the stunning torii gates in Kyoto.
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A few hours after posting the photo, the couple messaged me, and it turns out they’re a newlywed couple and were on their honeymoon from Malaysia. They tried taking a few selfies together but couldn’t manage to get a good picture and eventually gave up. By pure coincidence, they were browsing through Instagram, stumbled upon my post, and sent me a message asking for a copy. Not only that, they’ve read my previous articles about traveling with frequent flyer miles!
Encounters like these make me realize how small the world is. What I thought to be just an innocuous snap of a local couple, actually captured a significant moment for the newlyweds. Congratulations!
