As the withstanding tradition to share random updates with you while I am in the airport, I feel compelled to whip up a half-baked blog post filled with things that might not interest you at all, but let’s also ignore the possibility of that. Today, I am writing to you from Changi Airport Starbucks,…
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I have a soft spot for well-written travel memoirs. Here are some travel memoirs that helped shape my mind and life.…
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I love street food. Who doesn’t love?! It’s sinfully good. The cheap and warm street food from all over the city is the best, especially on a cold night! Of all the street food I have eaten, Indonesia has the best. If you think I am biased, visit Indonesia and try to prove me…
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When in Japan you must stay in a ryokan, a type of traditional Japanese hotel and experience the Japanese culture and lifestyle.…
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I just came back from my Japan trip. Though I always say this whenever I visit a new country (at least to IRL friends) I really want to move to Japan. In a short span of a week, I have fallen in love with Japan.…
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Sayonara means goodbye in Japanese, and today before we say Sayonara Japan, we tried to soak up the Japanese culture as much as we could.…
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It was still drizzling when we entered the main gate of Okunoin. Located in Mount Koya in Koyasan Japan, Okunoin Cemetery is the biggest graveyard in the country. The ground was wet, the air carried a mossy smell while the rain made it foggy. The whole atmosphere of the place was filled tranquility, felt…
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Koyasan is a UNESCO world heritage site and the centre of a Japanese Buddhist sect. It is a small town on a mountain with more than 100 temples to which the Japanese pilgrimage. Koyasan has the biggest graveyard in Japan, Okunouin, and more than a hundred temples; some provide accommodation. From Kyoto to Koyasan We…
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We got off the Koyasan bus and dragged our luggage to Fukuchi-In. It’s a Shukubo, the Japanese temple lodging in which we would be staying the night. Yes, we were staying overnight in a Buddhist temple, an actual temple with live-in monks. It is a lovely place with serene vibes. We stored our luggage…
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We took Shinkansen to reach Kyoto from Tokyo. We booked our seats a day earlier in the legendary Japanese bullet train and didn’t have to do anything as it’s covered by the Japan Rail Pass.…
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