Japanese Dates: How to Read a Japanese Calendar
Understanding how to read a Japanese calendar is an important part of life in Japan. While it may seem intimidating at first when you see …
A Japanese Christmas: How Christmas in Japan is unlike anywhere else
Like a number of Western holidays in Japan, Christmas seems to be getting bigger every year. Christmas in Japan is an interesting mix of traditions …
How our Front Yard became a Tourist Attraction in the Middle of a Pandemic
Today is a story about a tree. An unbelievable series of stories about a tree. It’s a pomegranate tree, to be exact, that’s in our …
Life Update: Life in Australia One Year On
Well, nomads, it’s been a year since we moved back to Australia from Japan, and while I had always planned on writing this update a …
Airbnb in Japan: Is it legal and everything else you need to know
Airbnb in Japan is a great alternative to traditional accommodation, both in big cities where accommodation for tourists is often booked out, and also in …
The Story of My Eye-opening Cockfighting Experience in Bali
“Did you kill Gaddafi?” was the first question asked of me as I stumbled upon a casual yet organised meeting of men on the side …
Mount Kinabalu climb experience – what to expect
When there’s a mountain there, we just have to climb it, and Mount Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo was one of those accessible peaks that we …
7 Wonderful & Charming Things to do in Fukuoka, Japan
If you haven’t yet travelled to Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, you’re missing out. Fukuoka is one of my all-time favourite parts of Japan. Seriously, …
Our daughter’s birth story
Nomads, she’s here! On 17 October 2019 we finally welcomed our long awaited rainbow baby, Maika Rei. She’s 12 weeks old now, if you can …