Sicilian ancestry (on my mother’s side) lured us to visit the rural north-east of the island. This would be my fourth time going to see the tiny village of Irianni to see the house that Mum used to live in! We based ourselves in a small town on the north coast, not far from an… Read More The Motherland
A highlight of any trip to Scotland has to be enjoying a dram of whisky, sampled in “the home of whisky” 🥃 So we lined up a few distillery visits and set about tasting some new whiskies. Unfortunately the first visit (to Talisker on the Isle of Skye) was a no go, as they were… Read More Uisge Beatha
In London we went to two shows, we can all agree that Wicked was better. I, Z and N had already watched the movie so we know what to expect, but especially after watching The Mouse Trap, it was a lot more engaging. Although it is a musical, so N didn’t enjoy that aspect very… Read More Wicked (by I)
When we decided to tour around the UK and Europe for a few months, the big question was “how will we get around?”… While we all love train travel, it doesn’t cover all the areas that we wanted to go to, and doesn’t allow for much spontaneity. Driving covers that nicely and also meant that… Read More Noel the Leon
After celebrating the successful navigation of the Indonesian postal system, N and M took a walk around central Malang and across to see the nearby painted villages. First stop was at a coffee shop with a balcony overlooking the Arema Blue Village, where all the houses were painted with the same blue paint. I imagine… Read More Rainbow Village
Japan has so many interesting signs, sometimes funny, and other odd things on the streets. Here are a few more that we came across recently.
I have to admit, I got a bit more excited about seeing Mt Fuji than I thought I would. My earliest memory of knowing about this iconic mountain was as a child, playing the video game Pitstop on the C-64. That pixelated snow capped mountain in the background. On a previous trip to Japan, we… Read More Mount Fuji
Whenever you travel, there’s always some little differences from what you see at home. Even in countries where they speak the same language. More so countries where they speak English only occasionally. Japan seems to excel in this area, producing signs and other messages that catch your eye…
We started our trip in Osaka and came across some quirky and interesting sights…
This morning I was unwittingly tricked into eating natto sushi. Natto being a special Japanese food made from fermented soy beans, looking somewhat reminiscent of that scene from Alien when the alien is laying her eggs. Yes, it really is as good as it sounds! The scene of trickery at breakfast this morning was very… Read More The Natto Incident
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