The Sarubobo or faceless dolls of Japan
I first saw the Sarobobo or faceless dolls of Japan on a visit Takayama in the Gifa prefecture, and when we visited Shirakawa-go a UNESCO Heritage site. Takayama is located in the mountainous Hida region (of beef fame), and is a wonderful old city. These sarubobo or...
Tokyo is NOT an Expensive City to Visit
Tokyo is NOT an expensive city to visit. Despite Tokyo always appearing in the top 10 as the one of the most expensive cities to live and to visit, this is a fallacy. We have been there five times in the last 5 years and are already booked to go again in 2014. The...
We love city tour buses
We love City Tour Buses There is nothing better than a city tour bus for getting your orientation of a city and for finding out the history, and the details of various buildings and sites. However it is a lot more, particularly if you have a human person running the...
Top 10 things to do in Istanbul
Istanbul is a sensory overload, and these Top 10 things to do in Istanbul will keep you in a state if amazement. It is a full on destination that challenges all of your senses. As a major city of Turkey, it has some 13.9 million people, the majority of whom are of the...
Best breakfast beach cafe?
Which is the Best breakfast beach cafe? To have the best breakfast beach café, there are a number of criteria that have to be addressed. To have the best breakfast beach café, there are a number of criteria that have to be addressed. Be literally on the...
Top 5 Small Luxury Australian Hotels
Top 5 Small Luxury Australian Hotels Small luxury hotels have a certain charm for people seeking something a little different from the run of the mill hotels. Boutique hotels offer a more intimate holiday, often ideally located and catering to your every need and...
Sigiriya Sri Lanka and How to Make a Fool of Yourself
This is about Sigiriya Sri Lanka and How to Make a Fool of Yourself How you might like to also read about the Sigiriya Maidens of Sri Lanka here Acrophobia is the fear of heights, and I suffer from it. This makes for interesting times when travelling, or...
ThePlanetd – Advice for New Travel Bloggers.
When you start a blog what you definitely want and appreciate is Advice for New Travel Bloggers. What better way to do this, than to have the guts to go to the top and ask for help. A huge thank you to Dave and Deb of ThePlanetD for agreeing to be interviewed by me....
Visting Battambang in Cambodia
This is our experience about Visting Battambang in Cambodia. Sometimes the inspiration or the motivation to visit a place is totally random. Why we chose to go to Battambang, rests squarely on my shoulders, and the ensuing boat trip from hell also does. I like...
Bali 10 Things to do in this Tropical Paradise
Bali 10 things to do in this tropical paradise Bali is known as the Land of Gods, and the Balinese believe that Heaven is Bali and that Bali is Heaven. And indeed, in the lush tropical vegetation they have a distinct point. Anything and everything grows in Bali – from...
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