Anne Sutherland-Smith
As I eased my tired and tense body into the 40C (104F) hot artesian springs I felt a sense of relaxation which had eluded me for a while. Soaking in peace in a swimming pool sized hot spa bath was an unmissable pleasure of visiting Moree hot springs. Across outback northern New South Wales and … Read more
In a world currently dominated by COVID-19, many of us are looking for alternative fun experiences which we can do from home, which has resulted in many new opportunities to do virtual classes and experiences. One of our favourite tour companies, Arigato Japan Food Tours, with whom we have done several tours during our recent … Read more
When we recently visited South Korea, a destination we were keen to visit was Nami Island which is a very popular day tour from Seoul located around the township of Gapyeong. After doing further research we discovered that there are a lot more things to do in the Gapyeong area. As a result we decided … Read more
A common question is how to travel in Kyoto and what is the best Kyoto Pass, so we have put together this quick overview of the options to help give you confidence right from the beginning to the end of your visit to Kyotoand more broadly Japan! In this article we include options to get … Read more
A common question is how to travel in Osaka, so we have put together this quick overview of the options to help give you confidence right from the beginning to the end of your visit to Osaka and more broadly Japan! In this article we include options to get from and to Kyoto, Nara and … Read more
A popular option for many tourists is to rent a Japan pocket wifi or wifi egg, this enables you to have ready access to data and the internet when you are travelling, without the hassle of trying to find free wifi, As you should be aware free wifi anywhere can often have dubious security, plus … Read more
Many visitors to Japan are there to taste the unique food culture, of which ramen noodles are an integral part. But while you can randomly walk into many ramen shops across Tokyo, our recommended option to find the best ramen in Tokyo is to book into a dedicated tour with Tokyo Ramen Tours. Below we … Read more
We have just returned from travelling in Japan for four weeks with our three children, in addition to a previous trip three years ago when they were commensurately younger. On our recent trip we explore Tokyo for 10 very busy days, in addition to 6 days in Tokyo on our previous trip. Our daughter is … Read more
Trying to decide what do in Tokyo is a challenge! The city has a multitude of places and activities to do, and depending on our interests you have many themes to choose from – from futuristic, historic, cultural and kuwaii (cute)! Tokyo is metropolis which is quite large in size and has many different neighbourhoods … Read more
As a result of COVID19 the Tokyo 2020 Olympics dates have now shifted, and they are planned to be held in Tokyo over 21 July to 8 August 2021. There is not yet confidence in whether the COVID19 will further impact the new Olympics dates, so you should be keeping a close eye on how … Read more