Soaking in Aomori apple onsen surrounded by floating red apples, silky water, and winter steam, one of Japan’s luxuriest onsen experiences.…
Keep Reading"Yeah, we eat with hand", I shrugged, finally answering my friend's question: "it's pretty normal for us. It's a part of our culture".It's pretty normal for us to eat with hand, it's a part of our culture, it's as normal as you eating with a spoon.…
Keep ReadingLocated in the west coast of country, Goa India still boasts Portuguese culture, marked during the colonization many years ago.…
Keep ReadingDaruma Doll is considered as one of the most popular good luck charms in the Japanese culture and it is also one of Japanese many Kami.…
Keep ReadingWith all these bad and ugly during my last Japan trip, you might think I would be done with Japan. Hey, even I thought so.…
Keep ReadingAlmost all of the Japanese toilets I have been to are high-tech. My absolute favourite Japanese toilet is one inside the Ueno Starbucks.…
Keep ReadingOne of the most heartwarming and inspirational Christmas stories I have read so far was when New Zealand did a nationwide Secret Santa.…
Keep ReadingLocated less than an hour from Adelaide, Hahndorf is Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement. It’s the Little Germany of Australia with a well-preserved culture within the unique one-of-a-kind village. We only walked halfway through one side of the street when I gave in and suggested having lunch first. The weather was chilly that day,…
Keep ReadingThe magnetic, marvelous and magnificent Uluru is officially my favorite place in Australia and in my top ten best travel places list.…
Keep ReadingSumi-e is an ancient Japanese charcoal drawing technique practised initially by Buddhist monks. It is created with brush strokes, creating a natural flow of the drawing. The central theme of Sumi-e is nature, with four types of plants most painted representing the ever-changing four seasons. It uses ink derived from densely packed charcoal ash, usually…
Keep ReadingLocated in Roppongi, Mori Art Museum features N.S Harsha's Charming Journey collection - his art spoke to me in a profound way.…
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