[The World in a Nutshell] WanderTales: Stories of adventures and misadventures
January 1, 2024
Wow Hokkaido, arguably my favorite Japan place – I don’t know, maybe because it was my honeymoon place, but also probably because of the great food and all the delicious desserts (they’re famed for their dairy – milk, cream, butter, Read more…
I LOVE Asahiyama Zoo. It is hands-down the best zoo I have been to to-date. I love this whole natural habitat concept, wherein they set up the space to be just like what animals would expect if they were still Read more…
SKIING! What fun! I had skied before at Whistler BC and have also been to Kitzbuhel Austria, but tbh, I wouldn’t say I know how to ski per se. I do know how to start and stop and turn a Read more…
I recently got married and for our honeymoon, we decided to go Hokkaido – a place neither of us have been to before, and one we were quite keen to check out. I’ve always wanted to go actually, but the Read more…
August 31, 2018
Tokyo is such a beautiful city – and I really want to share it with you guys! As such – the purpose of this blog is to do a run-down of the usual questions first-time travelers have whenever they’re preparing to Read more…
August 30, 2018
Did you think Tokyo was expensive? No no no – the food is amazing value for money, and shopping here is AMAZING. Of course, if you don’t know where to buy, it could be expensive… but that’s why this list Read more…
For our final day in Tokyo, we wanted to take it easy – so we decided to stay within the city. There were two parts to this. We spent the entire morning touring the Imperial Palace, followed by an afternoon Read more…
I’ve been to Tokyo several times, but I have NEVER seen Mt. Fuji. I wanted to remedy that this time around… What better place to see Mt. Fuji than at Hakone – where there are supposedly multiple Mt. Fuji view Read more…
I wasn’t sure what was at Kawagoe but my sister managed to convince me to check it out – so off we went! Apparently, Kawagoe is famous because it has retained the culture of Edo (including the last few Edo Read more…