JAPAN | Wednesday, 17 Mar 2010 | Views [1623]
As the bureaucrats, politicians and dignitaries of
Akasaka were darting in and out of exclusive restaurants for quick and very
expensive power lunches, I was diving head first into my latest culinary
challenge - the Japanese cooking class.... Read more >
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JAPAN | Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 | Views [1543] | Comments [2]
As if an all expensed paid trip to Japan to work with an experienced
travel writer on an award-winning travel guide wasn’t enough, my prize for
winning the World Nomads travel writing scholarship also included a “Flavours
of Tokyo” tour, courtesy ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Monday, 15 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
This awesome Intrepid 'foodies' tour in Tokyo was part of my prize. Cool!
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JAPAN | Monday, 15 Mar 2010 | Views [1146]
For those who know me, my love of musical theatre is no
secret (although I suspect that many of my friends wish it were – my sporadic
solo renditions of the entire RENT score never seem to go down as well as I
would have hoped). I enjoy all ... Read more >
JAPAN | Friday, 12 Mar 2010 | Views [1265]
In the movie biz and on the
streets, there’s a multi-award-winning, highly controversial documentary that
everyone is talking about… outside of Japan that is. In Japan the Oscar-winning film, The Cove , is largely unheard of in the
public ... Read more >
JAPAN | Tuesday, 9 Mar 2010 | Views [1323] | Comments [1]
Upon arriving in any town in Japan, you’d be well advised to
pay a quick visit to the local tourist information centre – usually located
within the main train station or nearby to any major site of tourist interest. These centres are useful ... Read more >
JAPAN | Thursday, 4 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
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JAPAN | Thursday, 4 Mar 2010 | Views [3196]
When you think of Japanese cuisine, there are plenty of
things that might spring to mind.
Sushi is likely to be one of them.
Perhaps miso soup would be another. Tempura, sashimi, udon, ramen, yakitori, teriyaki,
okonomiyaki, or even ... Read more >
JAPAN | Saturday, 27 Feb 2010 | Photo Gallery
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JAPAN | Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010 | Views [1364]
Following my snowy stay in Togakushi, I took an early
morning bus an hour back down the mountain to the city of Nagano, host of the
1998 Winter Olympic games and home to the gorgeous Zenko-ji – a 1,300 year old
Buddhist temple said to hold the ... Read more >
JAPAN | Sunday, 21 Feb 2010 | Views [807] | Comments [1]
When I found out that I was going to
Togakushi, an alpine town 20kms from Nagano, I was excited at the prospect of
seeing some of Japan’s snow country (I’m Australian. My experience with snow is
limited – the novelty factor remains high). I ... Read more >
JAPAN | Sunday, 21 Feb 2010 | Photo Gallery
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JAPAN | Saturday, 20 Feb 2010 | Photo Gallery
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JAPAN | Wednesday, 17 Feb 2010 | Views [1930]
Does the thought of being naked in front of dozens of
people make you uneasy? How about having your body buried in hot sand or
watching fish feed off your skin? Maybe you’d prefer to walk barefoot over
hundreds of rocks or perhaps take a bath outside ... Read more >
JAPAN | Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 | Views [2171] | Comments [4]
My first day on assignment in Tokyo presented me with
the most bizarre dining experience of my life. Actually, it's up there
with most bizarre experiences of my life in general.
After meeting Simon Richmond earlier today and
checking ... Read more >
JAPAN | Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 | Photo Gallery
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SOUTH KOREA | Thursday, 11 Feb 2010 | Views [2525] | Comments [4]
While riding the subway in Seoul today, I was approached by a Korean ajosshi (middle-aged to elderly, assumedly married man) who asked me where I come from. " 호주 사람입니다" (I am Australian), I told him. "Oh, very nice" the man ... Read more >
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SOUTH KOREA | Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 | Views [3075] | Comments [6]
Returning to Korea nearly a year after
leaving brought with it a real sense of coming home. Walking around my old
dong (the Korean equivalent to a small suburb or district) I've been
enjoying all those things I've been so nostalgic for since ... Read more >
Tags: couples, gaming, love, south korea, starcraft, superstition
SOUTH KOREA | Tuesday, 9 Feb 2010 | Views [1151] | Comments [2]
The Republic Of Korea (South Korea. Affectionately referred to as The ROK) has had a long and often tumultuous history ravaged by war, poverty, colonisation and various other forms of repressive rule. But Korea has also had one of the most (if not the ... Read more >
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