Fish
or – Why Are We Awake So Early Just to Watch Fish Being Sold at Tsukiji Fish Markets? I’ve just survived an incredibly long evening with some of my really good friends who were here for a friend’s birthday. We […]
Author: Ms Shallot
Let’s Get Physical
or – What to do when it’s raining in Tokyo It’s a long weekend and the weather is lousy. This is particularly unfortunate because the national holiday is Sports Day. My colleagues tell me this is when your kids compete […]
Of Moons, Birds and Monsters
Doraemon again! or Why Are There Scarecrows in Downtown Tokyo? One of the 974 things I like about Japan is the unusual street festivals which seem to happen throughout summer and early Autumn and who knows when else at this […]
It Could Be Sweet
or – Is “Limited Edition” Just A Clever Marketing Ploy? Japan is the Land of Limited Edition Food. Not only are fruit and vegetables seasonal, so are KitKats, cakes, Haagen Daz ice cream, various chips / crisps, general candies / […]
Do You Remember
Or – Visiting Can Be Easier Than Returning Most people who have relocated will advise newcomers not to return to their home country for a visit too soon. “Too soon” is a completely subjective length of time dependent on the […]
Give A Little Bit
Or – Lots of Great Memories Yesterday was the final journey my fur kid would make with me by her side. Just shy of eleven years old, she’s traveled more than most. Sydney to HK, she’s flown, been in various […]
Communication
or Working With Cultural Differences Takes Time There are some mammoth cultural differences between Australia and Japan and also Hong Kong. While some are obvious and can be read about in text books and strategies memorised on how best to […]
Mysterious Ways
or Shopping Where You Can’t Read the Language Can Be a Little Tricky or I’m at very early stages of learning three new alphabets and this will take awhile Mystery shopping in Tokyo for me is not about grading customer […]
Where Do You Go?
or I’ve Found Another Happy Place It’s still early days but I think it is pretty to safe to say I have just found another one of the 974 things that I like about Japan, more specifically, Tokyo. I know […]
Black Caffeine
or Coffee – One of Life’s Simple Pleasures One of the 974 I like about travel is sampling food and drink in its country of origin. I like to experience the difference between the original and the (likely) adapted version […]