Holiday-ing in Japan: 50 Highlights

Travelling to Japan for holidays is so different from travelling there for work. There are no expectations to blend in at all. I’m a gaijin (foreigner) and I’m not afraid to show it! :P Everything in Japan seems so different, yet familiar in many places. If you’re planning a holiday to Japan, I highly recommend you [...]

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Holidaying in Japan: Travel Beauty Essentials

I have a bad habit of overpacking when traveling, especially when it comes to toiletries and makeup. I almost always ended up bringing things I don’t need and forgetting the things I do (e.g I’d forgotten toothbrush and toothpaste but remembered to bring hair oil that I never used). For the trip, I planned months [...]

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Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

Hello hello dear readers! Just a quick note to say I’m back from my 9-day holiday in Japan, and it was fabulous! I haven’t been back for 6 years and it was so good (yet feels quite strange) to visit the land of the rising sun once again. From Tokyo to Kyoto and back to [...]

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Leaving on a Jet Plane to the Land of the Rising Sun

© Local Japan Times When you read this, I’m about 50,000 feet in the air, going on my first proper holiday in 4 years. Yep, I’m heading to Japan, folks! I’ve been planning this trip for over a year now, and I’m so excited it’s finally happening. Japan holds a lot of bittersweet memories for [...]

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Five Minutes with My Favourite Blogger: Xiao @ Messy Wands

Five Minutes with My Favourite Blogger is a series of posts where I’ll be showcasing some of my favourite bloggers. These are the bloggers whom I admire and inspire me. Enjoy! Image Credits: Keira Knightley | Hokkaido | Kikki K Stationery My style icon: Keira Knightley in period costumes. Because I secretly wish I could [...]

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