I love funny travel stories, don't you? So here's a funny travel tale about my experiences with the toilets of Japan. Apart from fine food, great scenery...Read More
Secrets of Happiness from Japan – True Travel Story
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto is a world heritage site. Kiyomizu means clear water and the temple was built on a hillside with a spring overlooking
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Red and yellow and green and blue, purple and orange and pink.... Sounds familiar? Well fortunately I can't sing you a rainbow but I can show you...Read More
Snow Time, Fire Festivals and Hot Springs in Japan
Fukui Prefecture is thought to be the happiest place in Japan and the locals certainly seemed happy when I arrived in Kastsuyama for the Sagicho...Read More
Is it Safe to Travel to Japan? What You Should Know One Year After the Tsunami.
2.4 million people would prefer not to know. That's the drop in tourists traveling to Japan in 2011 after the March 11 tsunami as compared to the...Read More
Last month, in among the hundreds of emails I get each day, this one stood out: "Dear Annabel, Your blog bio says you have traveled to Southeast Asia and India, but have you been to...Read More
The changing face of travel frightens me. I live in Noosa, one of Australia's hottest beach resort destinations, so I constantly experience the pressure...Read More