By the time I publish this post, I would have arrived back home after my year living in South Korea and travels. As bad as it sounds, it feels a bit like time travel where I've come back to the same family home, the same town, people are going about the same lives that they …
Budapest was the last major city on my list of 'must visit soon' in Central Europe. I'd seen pictures of the Parliament Building and chain bridge so many times yet had never quite made it there. So this trip to Europe, Budapest was the city that I was looking forward to visiting the most. Day …
Located 45 minutes to the east of Osaka, Nara is a popular day trip from Osaka or from Kyoto. Nara is famed for the deer park and is also home to one of the oldest wooden structures in the world. With my extra days in Osaka, I planned a day trip to Hiroshima and another …
Seoul is an exciting city where there is always something to see or do. In order to maximise your time, I've clumped together activities in order to make the most of your time there. Here is what I would do if I had 3 full days in Seoul. Day 1 Visit Gyeongbokgong Palace in a …
If you're about to go to South Korea, 1) I'm jealous and 2) You're going to have a great time! If you're reading this, it means that you are trying to find helpful information for your trip. Let's get to it. Helpful Apps Naver Maps or Kakao MapsGoogle Maps doesn't work well in South Korea …
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Hiroshima is about a 2 hour shinkansen bullet train ride away from Osaka. When I was planning my trip, I thought that I should go to Hiroshima so allocated more days in Osaka. I'm glad I just did a day trip from Osaka. Hiroshima is home now to about 2 million people which is a …
The final town on my current Japan trip was Osaka which I had planned to stay for 5 full days. I had 2 days trips planned (separate posts) so the rest of the time was for Osaka which I have lumped together into this post (and relaxing because my legs were about to fall off …
After my extreme sight seeing and walking day on Day 1, Day 2 called for a more serene day. Starting off by doing the washing in the morning. During the washing cycle, I went to a nearby temple, Higashi Hongan-ji, that I had walked past on my previous trip to Kyoto. Higashi Hongan-ji is unexpected …
Continue reading Sightseeing in Kyoto (2nd time): Days 2, 3 and 4
This past weekend, Amanda from Something To Ponder About and I decided to go without the internet for 48 hours. Amanda has already posted her experience so it would be interesting to also read her thoughts on our offline weekend as well. With the internet so engrained in our daily lives, would we find this …
I arrived in Kyoto from Tokyo after taking the shinkansen. It was my first time on the bullet train and I first couldn't believe how incredibly quiet it was when it pulled into the station?! That's something that I've noticed here, how quiet transport is. Even the cars and buses are quiet. The metro is …
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