While in Korea, I bought a few "souvenirs" for myself, but my favourite, almost two years later, is the Dojang, a Korean name stamp.…
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Maybe it's okay that I didn't like Vietnam, I can choose not to like it and that it's okay to not to come back to prove myself wrong.…
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When in Japan you must stay in a ryokan, a type of traditional Japanese hotel and experience the Japanese culture and lifestyle.…
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Taipei City We touched down at Taoyuan International Airport at dawn and took an hour bus journey to the Taipei City Station. Observing the city view in the early morning, I could see resemblances between the city and Hong Kong, but Taipei looks a bit dated compared to Hong Kong. As if the city…
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We did our Christmas dinner tradition a little early this year as I will be flying home for Christmas. Christmas Dinner Tradition With My Best Friends This time I met my friend, Fia, who was the host at the supermarket after work to collect an enormous turkey in a box and carry it home…
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At the Nishiki market, you must order the matcha ice cream, take lots of pictures, buy yourself a Kami for good luck or to attract love, get into the photo booth with your friends and stock up on your souvenir here.…
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Geisha is a Japanese hostess trained to entertain patrons with conversation and performance. Chasing Geisha in Gion, Kyoto What I knew about Geisha then was limited, based only on Michelle Yeoh’s hit movie Memories of Geisha. I tried to read the book but couldn’t finish it. But a few hours earlier, a Japanese taxi…
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We got off the Koyasan bus and dragged our luggage to Fukuchi-In. It’s a Shukubo, the Japanese temple lodging in which we would be staying the night. Yes, we were staying overnight in a Buddhist temple, an actual temple with live-in monks. It is a lovely place with serene vibes. We stored our luggage…
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Koyasan is a UNESCO world heritage site and the centre of a Japanese Buddhist sect. It is a small town on a mountain with more than 100 temples to which the Japanese pilgrimage. Koyasan has the biggest graveyard in Japan, Okunouin, and more than a hundred temples; some provide accommodation. From Kyoto to Koyasan We…
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It's my first day in Tokyo! It was past afternoon when we touched down at Narita airport. I was beyond thrilled. My Japan trip has begun.…
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I just came back from my Japan trip. Though I always say this whenever I visit a new country (at least to IRL friends) I really want to move to Japan. In a short span of a week, I have fallen in love with Japan.…
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