From Katsuura, where we had a fabulous tuna lunch at a shokudo near to the first market , it’s a quick 20 minutes car ride up the mountain...

Earlier I requested my tour guide Mr B to show me some shops for lacquerware, so we went to one just before lunch in Myinkaba, or the Bamb...

With the temperature potentially soaring to 36C high at this time of year, I tried to avoid being out and about on Yangon streets during d...

Mid-February is way too early for the annual cherry blossom festivities but we arrived at Kyoto right on time for the prime plum blossom...

After Kyoto, I set off for a few days of tranquility at Koyasan (高野山), a secluded mountainous area in Wakayama Prefecture, about 3 hours...

I played tourist for one Saturday morning and signed up for the Culture Walk event down the memory lane in the old Yaumatei. This was part ...