Osaka, Japan
If Kyoto is the calm, respectful city of tradition, then Osaka is its mischievous younger sibling. While Kyoto was reading books, Osaka was…
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Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto is a city that conjures romantic images of ancient Japan: geishas scurrying through quiet alleyways lined with traditional wooden houses. Serene shrines…
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Hiroshima, Japan
Our next stop in Japan had a very different tone. On 6 August 1945, the US dropped the world’s most powerful bomb on…
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Takayama, Japan
Travelling to Takayama, nestled away in the Japanese Alps, meant taking a trip on Japan’s famous bullet train – the shinkansen. You hear…
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Hakone and Mount Fuji, Japan
Something I was keen to do while in Japan was visit an onsen. The Japanese equivalent of a communal hot spring, they often…
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Tokyo, Japan
We left our home in Winchester at the end of October, our backpacks carefully packed with everything we’d need for seven months of…
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Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi was our final stop on our adventure through Vietnam, and we were looking forward to visiting the capital city, with its 19th…
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Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
H? Long Bay is a ridiculously beautiful part of the world. Thousands of limestone karsts tower out of the clear blue water, in…
