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
A long day of travel for day 1 as we took off at sunrise from home (after waking up at 4:20am), changed planes in Cairns (and had a lovely morning tea with Lisa), then flew to Osaka, landing at sunset. Now, no more flights for a month! 🤞 After a mere 24 hours, we’re mastering… Read More And we’re off!
Today’s lunch was the last time for a while that I’ll be having Vegemite and tomatoes on home-made sourdough toast. Next week it’ll be the switcheroo – to sushi tuna with wasabi, washed down with a JPA (beer) 🍻
So many possibilities … so little time to look into everything! We have a rough plan for the first few weeks, but also trying to keep it a bit loosey goosey too, so that we can see what travel pace we can all handle. The first layover (8 hours overnight in Singapore airport) could be… Read More Planning mode
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