Asia

Hina doll from Ando's doll store in Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto through Instagram

by Nicole on May 3, 2012

My trip to Kyoto, Japan in March was nothing short of amazing. Japan is a country that I had never really considered visiting until I found out just how badly tourism had been affected because of the earthquake and tsumani whilst reading a Snowboarding magazine of all things. But the warmth of the people, the history [...]

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Capsule Hotel in Tokyo, Japan - Capsule Inn Kinshichou Tokyo

Staying in a Capsule Hotel in Japan

by Nicole on May 2, 2012

A last minute decision had me heading to Japan but with no flights from London to Kyoto I had no choice but to fly Tokyo – a perfect excuse to cross one of the items off of my travel bug-ket list! On the advice of Paul from TravMonkey I arranged to stay at the Capsule Inn [...]

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Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Instagram, Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong through Instagram

by Nicole on February 9, 2012

As the constant stream of photos coming from Instagram continued to flood my Facebook and Twitter streams I knew that before I poo-poo’d the concept I should try it out. Little did I know that I soon was part of the insta-addicts group taking photos using my iPhone as I drove around Adelaide, my home [...]

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“Toy to the World” at Harbour City

December 22, 2011
Aliens from Toy Story at the Harbour City Christmas Display in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is my winter city. Each time I visit it’s been in December or January and whilst this does mean shorter amounts of daylight it means I get to experience Christmas here. With Christmas comes decorations, decorated Christmas trees sit in shop windows and hotel lobbys, ornaments adorn shop roofs and sometimes even a [...]

Wanting to Visit Japan thanks to… a Snowboarding Magazine?

December 4, 2011
Australian and New Zealand Snowboarding Magazine MagShop Japan Under Seige Magazine Page Flip

Lately I have been thinking about snow. I’ve been dreaming of a white Christmas, something I have never known. See, I’m an Australian and the majority of the population has never seen snow because it’s concentrated to only a few areas of the country.  Who wouldn’t want to have a white Christmas that looked like [...]

First Time in Hong Kong? 5 Must See Sites

October 12, 2011
View from the Peak Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s rise as an international gateway means millions of people will visit the city when travelling to or from Australia to Europe, the Middle East or Asia, and why not when the thriving city is the perfect step into Asia. With bi-lingual English/Cantonese signs, an abundance of international food options and a decent exchange [...]