Japan’s most iconic season is about to begin as it has been predicted that the cherry blossoms (sakura 桜) will begin to bloom across the country this week. Found throughout Japan, sakura generally bloom from late March to early May, starting in Kyushu and steadily progressing northward sweeping across the nation until it reaches Hokkaido where the season comes to […]
“Feeling at home” may mean something different to everyone. To me a home is someplace you feel comfortable and settled in, and it’s been a long time coming, but I’m happy to say I’ve finally found my home away from home in Hong Kong. It’s been almost two years since I moved to Hong Kong […]
And now for something completely different. Sorry I’ve just always wanted to say that! Spring is upon us! I had been planning to talk about my new favorite travel products all winter, and somehow tomorrow is already spring. Better a season late than never I guess! So today rather than writing a review on my […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of white flowers in honor of White Day. The department stores have replaced Valentine’s Day displays with elegant white displays of white chocolates, marshmallows and other white goods. That’s right, it’s White Day! In case you didn’t read my post […]
Apart from eating lots of delicious food, my other favorite part about visiting Malaysia was gawking at its wonderful architecture. Malaysia is made up of so many different cultures, and has also been colonized at various points by the British, Dutch and Portuguese, so you can imagine the architecture is kind of all over the […]