Japan Wakayama, Mie & Nara (1 week)

After completing the Nakahechi trail of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage (5N 6D) we did an amazing road trip across Wakayama, Mie and Nara prefectures. We snacked a lot while on the road and bought a lot of omamori (amulets) during this trip. Trip satisfaction score of 5/5! Day 1 – Wakayama Car rental at Toyota […]

Osaka (2N 2D)

Flight Tokyo Narita – Kansai International Airport KIX (approx 1.5hr) Airport express train into Osaka, Namba station (approx 1hr ¥1,000, Pasmo / Suica travelcard ok) Late October 2020 (10-20 degrees) Where to go – Neighbourhoods Tip: Wear comfortable shoes as it’s the perfect place for on foot city exploring. The main / busy areas in […]

Dummies guide : hiking backpacks

I’m finally investing in a proper 5-day backpack. Why get a pack? I’ve always maintained that I’m fine hiking with my regular old student backpack – the price of hiking packs being too steep for my liking – but having done over 10 hikes in the past 2 years and tried out AD’s daypack, I’ve […]

Foodie : Pizza & Cake

“Be kind to yourself” Food edition. Huz and I generally try to eat healthy but …Mid Autumn festival just passed (lunar calendar festival celebrated by some Asian countries). Unfortunately Japan doesn’t celebrate lunar festivals so this year we missed the festivities and didn’t have any moon cake (neither the traditional lotus paste nor my favourite […]

Travel Log : Japan

We’ve been living in Japan since 2018 and we’ve done a lot of travelling enjoying pockets of the country that we’d left undiscovered during previous trips to Japan. Notable trips Area Travel Dates Comments KamakuraZushi-HayamaIzu 2019 – May2020 – Jan, Mar, Aug Long weekends from Tokyo OVERVIEW VIDEO Fuji area – Hakone -Fujinomiya– Atami Long […]

A book a month

Since 2018 I’ve been trying to read a book a month without limiting myself to any specific genre. Some noteworthy books to date. Title Genre Comments All the Light We Cannot See By Anthony Doerr WWII Novel A good novel set in WWII. The stories switch between the female protagonist (a blind French girl) and […]

Food basics

Be healthy. Love food. It’s easy to get sucked into healthy food trends and due to the mass of information online you might find yourself reading post after post and left more confused than to begin with. I’ve certainly fell victim to many a trending posts but my general philosophy in life is to maintain […]

Introduction

ME Relationships with my loved ones are key to my well-being and after I quit my corporate job, I’ve had more time and headspace to think about how to maintain my happiness through a balanced and healthy lifestyle. I’m a curious but naturally lazy person. Then along came my partner in crime “AD” and I […]