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How to See a Geisha in Kyoto (or Six of Them!)

Ever since I planned my trip to Kyoto, catching a glimpse of a Geisha was on top of my list. There was something secretive, enduring and mysterious about them. I thought I would, at...

A Guide to Shirakawa-go

I remember seeing a picture of Shirakawa-go some years ago. I was so marvelled by it that I decided that Shirakawa-go will be a must visit when I ever travel to Japan. And this...

Travel Diary – 4 gems from our Nepal trip (2015)

My husband and I had one of the luckiest trips (lucky in terms of witnessing the beauty that Nepal is) in 2015, when we visited Nepal just weeks before the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, that...

5 things to do in Pondicherry

There’s something very laid back and slow about this French town of the East – Pondicherry or Puducherry like it is now called. The French colonized this town some decades ago and there are...

5 things to do in Vietnam

Vietnam is popular for its role in war movies, but there is a side to it which can only be witnessed by traveling to Vietnam. This was a trip my husband and I made...

Visiting Italy on a budget

My husband and I are backpackers. Or should I say flashpackers – backpackers with a higher level of comfort. Having travelled to Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Nepal on a budget, we wanted to see...