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  • Sumo-sized adventures: Fukuoka Japan

    Yamachan, Sakae, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Japan, expats Japan. rabbit cafe, rabibit cafe Nagoya, rabbit cafe Japan, couchsurfing, Gifu, AirAsia, Little world museum of man, Usagito, Usagi, kawaii, katsu curry, Elk cafe, Flow Lounge, travel blog, travel blogger,

    I arrived in Hakata Bus Station, Fukuoka at 22:35 knowing full well all reasonably priced accommodation was fully booked. I thought I’d take my chances and try a couple of hostels I saw unavailable online as often places keep a handful of their beds for walk-ins. The second hostel I visited was closed for the evening, […]

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  • My first Aussie road trip; Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

    food & travel blogger, travel blogger, food blogger, foodie, mother & daughter bloggers, melbourne, Melbourne food blogger, Melbourne blogger, natural hot springs, Rusty's cafe, Sorrento, soy piccolo, Mock Red Hill, Trofeo, Trofeo Estate, whispering vines cafe, Red Hill, Epicurean, pizza, winemaker, pinot G, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, merlot, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, white wine, red wine, Red Hill, T'Gallant, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, Aussie, Road trip, Blairgowrie, wine tasting, wine-tasting, Port Phillip Estate,

    After just over a month in Melbourne it was time to explore Victoria for the first time and what better way than with a road trip to the Mornington Peninsula. Now I’ve done my fair share of travelling around Australia, spending four months here back in 2009. I covered most of the states and managed […]

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  • Welcome to the land down under: Sydney, Australia

    young Henry, Newtown, Melbourne, Clovelly Beach, Bondi Junction, Messina, Corridor Cocktail Bar, Nelson road tuck shop, Manly, crocodile, crocodile meat, cafes, coffee, flat white, Hello Sailor, Darlinghurst, Good food Month, Asian, Rupert & Ruby, Icon Park, butter coffee, Night Noodle Market, working visa, Ruby's diner, Bondi Beach, Bondi, Beach babes, Sydney, Australia, travel, food & travel blogger, travel blogger, backpacking, Gelato, Gelatissimo, Corridor Bar,

        Isn’t it horrible when you get given your boarding pass and realise you are sat in one of the middle seats on a night flight? My journey from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney wasn’t the most pleasant as I was stuck between an Indian man and an Asian women who both fell asleep meaning […]

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  • 24 hours in KL: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Sony RX100, Menara KL, tower KL, cocktails, Heli Lounge Bar, Jalan alor, 3D coffee art, Kuala Lumpur, Asia, Malaysia, Heli pad, Heli Bar, Heli Bar Kuala Lumpur, KL, Reggae Mansion, backpacking, travel, backpacker blog, backpacker, Mother & daughter bloggers, food blogger, food and travel blogger, Butterworth Ferry, Butterworth,

    I had planned to catch the 7am bus from Penang, in Northern Malaysia to capital Kuala Lumpur down south, in order to make the most of the 24 hours I had left in Asia, but we all know things never go to plan, especially when alcohol is involved. It just so happened that I woke up […]