Our stay in Kyoto was short but sweet. Tobi had actually caught a cold from the cool weather on Miyajima Island the day before so we decided to take it easy. On the night we arrived, we checked into our first hostel stay of the trip – Piece Hostel Kyoto… and having stayed at a … Continue reading Kyoto: Two temples and a tea room
Our day trip to Miyajima Island was like a page out of a fairytale book about magical forests and hidden creatures living in harmony amongst mountaintop temples and friendly deer. Honestly, the island is pretty much made up of these three things: forests, temples and deer! To get there we caught a train from Hiroshima … Continue reading Exploring Miyajima Island
It’s now our third week in Japan and it sure feels like time is flying by. On Monday morning we set off for another mini trip, this time down south to Hiroshima, Kyoto and Nara for a good dose of mountain hiking, temples and museums. While the north of Japan is better known for its snowy Winters and … Continue reading The story of Hiroshima
Menya Kaiko Ramen Restaurant New Chitose Airport, Chitose, Japan After an epic week of snowboarding in Niseko it was time to say goodbye to Hokkaido and make our way back to Tokyo. In what turned out to be a blessing in disguise, we encountered a bit of a mishap with the bus company and realised … Continue reading Food review: Menya Kaiko
Current location: On a plane. Current mood: Holiday mode, baby! Current appetite: Moderately full from our McDonald’s breakfast run at the airport. Today we officially said farewell to Sydney for the next 8.5 months. We couldn’t have asked for a better last day yesterday spent in the park basking in the sunshine with friends, tunes, … Continue reading Oh the places we’ll go…
Hello world! With only ONE WEEK to go, the countdown is on for the biggest adventure of our lives (so far). For those of you who don’t know us already, we’re Alice and Tobi – two media peeps who have decided to quit our jobs, take some time off to travel before moving to London … Continue reading So the adventure begins…
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