Onsen-hopping through all bathhouses of Kinosaki Onsen in a yukata: cave baths, waterfalls, post-soak milk, and tips for first-timers.…
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Keep ReadingI have passed the mid-point of quarantine. Is it weird that I am a bummed about it? I missed my parents, but I could also use more me-time.…
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Keep ReadingI woke up sweating in the middle of the night in my hotel quarantine room. Before eventually realizing I had forgotten to turn on the AC.…
Keep ReadingThe Indo government refers to hotel quarantine as the Repatriate Program, perhaps in an effort to make it sound less painful.…
Keep ReadingThis will be our last week in South Yarra as we are moving West to WeFo. Here are some things I am going to miss about South Yarra sorely.…
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