Today, I hosted a belated Diwali celebration and invited Jen, Pri and Aina for an Indian meal and Australian wine.…
Keep ReadingTokyo On Foot I got his first book, Tokyo On Foot, last year, after contemplating for many moons whether dropping serious dollars was worth a book filled only with drawings. The book ended up being my all-time favourite. I’ve reread it countless times, and sometimes it cheers me up. That book, along with Pretty…
Keep ReadingWe reached home a few hours ago after spending the weekend at the Captain’s Retreat, an Airbnb cottage in Mornington Peninsula.…
Keep ReadingGood morning from the Captain's Retreat - our Mornington Peninsula Airbnb for the weekend. I write while being enveloped in complete silence.…
Keep ReadingI am writing from our cottage called Captain's Retreat, along the Mornington Peninsula. Short pleasantries later, we were in.…
Keep ReadingConfession time: I have committed several travel sins, including not travelling for a long time to needing bathroom amnesties.…
Keep ReadingIt’s time to dip into the travel pool again ━ travelling as self-care, even if it means regional travel—or even day trips.…
Keep ReadingIt's the 2nd Friday, the 13th, in 2020, marking the end of Covid self-isolation, which started on the first Friday 13th of the year in March.…
Keep ReadingI have a dream of travelling by train to all 47 prefectures in Japan and experiencing a bit of culture in each. I have travelled to 17 of the 47 prefectures (crossed on the list below), and a few I wouldn’t mind revisiting. When I get some free time (and am not lazy), I plan to…
Keep ReadingBasic travel essentials, from a Bon Maxie silk and a water bottle that doubles as a vase to my journal kit and a travel pillow.…
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