We headed out to catch the nightlife in Osaka and that means the bright lights of Dotonburi… and the Glico running man. Not that we had any idea what that was exactly but it turns out he’s winning a race after eating energising sweets, including Pocky, since 1935 (that’s a damn long race!). There are… Read More Osaka nightlife (Dotonburi)

Nara is a short day trip from Osaka and a special little town that has free roaming deer that bow to you in exchange for crackers. This was definitely the most foreigners we’ve seen (with the exception of the airport). A word of caution though: the deer can get a bit aggressive especially if they… Read More Oh deer (said Kevin)

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

After a looong travel day and arriving late to our accommodation we woke refreshed and ready to go… NOT! (teaching the kids sarcasm so we need to be extra obvious currently) We’re moving slowly between getting four people ready, all the toilet stops, food stops, random distractions (e.g. another vending machine) and having no idea… Read More A slow start in Osaka

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!