On a grey, long winter weekend, we drove up into the Dandenong Ranges to do a getaway-cation in a yurt. Somewhere, the cold is prettier and the air smells of wet eucalyptus and woodsmoke. Every trip of ours starts the same way: a small ceremony of leaving the city. It’s usually shakshuka at Tall…
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Flying to Sydney for a mental health break. What followed: a vegan Japanese feast, a borrowed dog, and a love language Indomie.…
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I 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…
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I am going to share my travel fails here in the hope that maybe you too can relate, perhaps we can bond, or you can learn something from it.…
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I woke up today to a gloomy AF sky, a feverish body and the travel bubble announcement between Singapore and Hong Kong or wherever it's.…
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Like most things in Japan, Eki Stamp has also become a local obsession, combining the two things Japanese love: stamps and trains.…
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We reached yesterday and were bombarded by Covid text the minute I turned my phone on after the 6 hours flight from Melbourne.…
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The destination we are drawn to reflects what is currently lacking in our lives. I wonder what is missing that makes the Japan trip beckon me.…
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Bidding goodbye to my beloved Tokyo and Japan. Dragging our big luggage from One@Tokyo hotel to Oshiage SkyTree station.…
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Happy New Year from Japan. I woke up at 4.30 AM and started replying to all the new year wishes until I fell asleep again.…
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We spent the whole day today at Nakameguro, celebrating our anniversary. Fafa took me to Travelers' Factory and treated me to everything.…
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Today has been such a great day in Tokyo. We dropped my film camera rolls to be developed at BIC and returned to the hotel for some R&R.…
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