Final Day In Tokyo
First of all- three full days in Tokyo is not enough. I reckon another day and half would have been perfect. However, it is what it is, so here’s how we spent the final day Tokyo. First stop was the… Continue Reading
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Second Day in Tokyo
Struggling with jet lag and broken sleep, we spent the morning at the Tsukiji Fish Market (separate post here) before strolling around the shops in Ginza. A particular favourite (and planned destination!) was Ito-ya, a stationery store established in 1905,… Continue Reading
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Tsukiji Fish Market
Since being in Japan, I have read this article in The New York Times Travel section about the future of the Tsukiji Fish Market and how, after next year, it will be moved out of the city. Today we walked… Continue Reading
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First Full Day in Tokyo
On our first full day, we started by walking into Akasaka (on the hunt for a Uniqlo and a waterproof coat) and walked from here, through Roppongi to get to Shibuya and the pedestrian scramble. After this, we continued to… Continue Reading
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Shichi-Go-San
I can’t really write a lot about this, as I had to go and read up on it after seeing it, but “Shichi-Go-San” translates to seven-five-three. Three and seven year old girls and three and five year old boys are… Continue Reading
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First few hours in Tokyo
After 12 hours in the air, fuelled by dishes of somewhat questionable food (here’s a laminated chart, point at the picture you want…this resulted in some slightly and unintentionally undercooked chicken). After getting into the city on the monorail from… Continue Reading
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Where In The World
I always have a list of where I want to go next. For a long time, Copenhagen and Tokyo have been on the list, and by the end of 2015 those will be checked off! So, the list needs to… Continue Reading
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Lessons from living abroad
Between November 2013 and November 2014 I was given an amazing opportunity: I was given an assignment in Chicago. I moved there, alone, whilst my husband managed a business back in the UK, and embarked upon the biggest adventure of… Continue Reading
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Bristol, Banksy and Bottles of Booze
I was born and raised less than an hour from Bristol, and yet I know very little about the city. So, with a visiting friend from America, the plan was to play tourists and see the city. It didn’t… Continue Reading
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A week relaxing in Cyprus- the books I read
The most perfect, relaxing week away. I had never been to Cyprus before but was looking for guaranteed sunshine and relaxation, and this place didn’t fail to deliver! We booked it through James Villas and you can watch a super cheesy… Continue Reading