Let me start with this: why are we rushing into Christmas like our lives depend on it?? I noticed it from the first week of November, and by mid-month, I was surrounded by all things Christmas, from Christmas decorations to shopping, trees, PJs, and even food. I went to Terror Twilight Collingwood and had…
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Ema is a small wooden board where Shinto worshippers in Japanese culture write their prayers. The Ema board will be burned on special days.…
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Of the many parts of Japanese culture I have come to appreciate, Onsen might be on top of the list. I remember hanging out with a tourist couple on my last Japan trip. It was their first day, and the wife asked me what was the one thing she shouldn’t miss to experience in…
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The best way to visit Springvale Market is to research, explore and discover the unique things or get a local friend to show you around.…
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Lena is the founder of Nagoya Foodie Tour and blog. Originally from Munich, Germany she has been living in Japan for around 5 years. She used to live in Tokyo, Japan’s capital but didn’t like it that much because it is a very big, loud, and crowded city. Last year Lena and her husband…
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Invited by the smell of of incense, I turned into a small alley in Osaka and saw people surrounding a mini temple called Hozenji Temple. Hozenji Temple I stepped closer to observe what was going on. The temple devotees were queuing to pour water over the Buddha statue called Mizukake (water-throwing) Fudo. Later I…
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There are two types of people in the world: those who don’t get a souvenir when they travel and those who do. I have yet to meet the earlier type. However, everyone I know and their aunts love to get travel souvenirs while travelling. The only difference is the type of travel souvenir that…
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If there is one event In Melbourne that I haven’t missed since I moved here more than three years ago, it’s the Melbourne Night Noodle Market. I have been here with Fafa, with Amma, and even just by myself. Today, marking the fourth year I visited the night market, I came with my colleague,…
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It’s exciting to explore the sixth-largest city in Japan. I have heard about Kobe, especially Kobe beef, and that it felt familiar.…
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Dia De Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an annual celebration of life and death in Mexican culture. It originated with the Aztecs in Mexico about 3,000 years ago. The Aztecs saw death as an inevitable part of life, like birth, and believed it should be celebrated. It’s a popular holiday in Mexico and…
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