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5 Unusual Flavours of Ice Cream You Can Try in Japan
It will be a long time before you can go out to try these flavours. In the mean time, you could try something new for your health: (In...
Wax Apples in Taiwan
When I was in Taiwan, the boyfriend I had at the time and I went fruit picking. I the fruits seemed to be a kind of stone fruit. Maybe...
Kyoto In The Autumn
Won't it be great when we can all go out when we want without worrying about Covid-19? But until then, you could try these products to...
IMVU Has Changed: Virtual Vacationing Part 3
In many ways, IMVU is worth talking about as a way of traveling and socializing without really doing either. You get to enjoy the use of...
Machiya No hi, 2019, Kyoto
(This post is just a remembrance of things past. I don't recommend traveling unless truly necessary due to COVID-19 concerns.) While I...
The Tsuzure-Ori Lord of Kamishichiken
(Translated and captured on https://www.soushitsuzureen.com/ , 15/12/2019.) In the Nishijin area of Kyoto, it was once commonplace to...
VR Chat: Virtual Vacationing Part 2
In my efforts to find ways to stay in touch with friends online, I found that many now flock to a program called VR Chat. Of all the...
Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival (祭) And The Winning of Kimono Contests
(This special stage is usually at the centre of the festival. within it, you can see the sassy ladies of Murasaki No Kai, who lead the...
Groceries Under Lockdown: What Are Your Options?
(Image free from Wix, 2020.) One of the things I've observed about the Covid-19 related panic buying is that it is really only the...
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taiwan
Growing up, I was told many horror stories about what it was like for Chinese Christians like my mother, Aunt and Grandparents to grow up...
The Lands of Climate Control: Why Dressing In Layers Matters When You Travel
As I touch on in another post, there is a world of discomfort you can face when you don't bring the right clothing on your vacation. But...
The Tallest KFC I Ever Saw, Taipei 2014
(Image taken from Google Streetview. This is how it looks now. It seems to be well maintained. 2019.) While much of my Taiwan visit is a...
Asian Butt-Bucket: A Way Around The Toilet Paper Crisis?
(I wish I could say this was my toilet. But this is a stock image from Unsplash, used with permission. 2020.) Warning: If you are...
Japanese Festival in Box Hill / How I Fell In Love With Kimono
(Taken from the Japanese Festival in Box Hill Facebook Page, 2019.) The Festival Itself and What it Contains As it currently stands,...
Daiso-Mega-Don Quijote in Bentencho, Osaka
One of the things I like doing when I visit Japan is to visit Daiso. Yes, Daiso locations are plentiful around the world these days. But...
Tokyo Disneyland's Coronavirus Closure and What It Means
When you visit the Official Tokyo Disneyland website you will find a notification stating that it's doors have temporarily closed till...
FLY: A Bus To Disneyland Tokyo
(A view from the bus window on the way to Tokyo Disneyland.) My last trip to Japan was littered with serendipitous discoveries. Not the...
Dream Location: Kimono Summit / きものサミット
(Taken from saitama-wabi-sabi-2019.jp and translated through Google Translate, 2019.) When people want to visit Japan for kimono, they...
Wagaya, Melbourne 我が家
(A photograph of me celebrating my 31st birthday at Wagaya with some friends. Note how luxurious the function room is. Also, the drink in...
Christmas in Universal Studios Japan (USJ)
(Taken by me, 2017.) Every year, towards Christmas, USJ or Universal Studios Japan changes for the Christmas season. I happened to have...