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My backpack love: buying a backpack a quick review
When we knew we were going to Japan I knew I wanted a back pack. It was an essential for travel and for just meandering around. I really wanted a cute bag but it had to be practical. We were travelling around Japan and had two single night trips planned. This meant all our bits…
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Little catch up in all this madness
I am still here, still sharing my Japan experiences with you, I have a few more blogs so I hope you are enjoying me taking you away from what is going on in the world. Covid 19 It’s still a scary place, people are still dying every day. My family are safe and healthy which…
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My love of Japanese wooden dolls and changing my spending habits
So even though I love to travel and explore, I am not on the biggest wage so when it comes to spending money there are only a few things I like to invest in. Travel and experiences, I don’t mind, meals and nights out I think are memory makers, so if I blow my budget…
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Snow boarding japan Yamagata
So firstly if you are just reading this post I should let you know that in March 2020 I honeymoone in Japan. This was at the start of Covid 19 when it was just called the Corona virus and the British government said it was safe to go! So off we flew with the air…
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Staying motivated during isolation- I am not
Motivation is still at Zero I am so impressed by everyones attitudes to this situation. I am not motivated at all. Yes I will be baking banana bread today and yes I have cleared out the garden but I am still working. I am actually busier then I have ever been and I am working…
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Where’s your head at?
What a crazy week! I am a little overwhelmed by it all, the new just keeps getting worse. More people are getting sick and the deaths keep adding up. This is all getting very scary. We have arrived back from Japan into chaos. I am angry at how slow our government has taken to act…
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7 Things I didn’t expect about Japan
We did a lot of research before we went to Japan. We learned about Japanese etiquette so we didn’t insult anyone. Japan is super forgiving if you apologise but somethings still surprised us about Japan. So here is 7 things we didn’t expect about Japan. For the love of eggs The Japanese love eggs, boiled,…
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Onsens let’s get naked and talk body confidence
Firstly if you think I have body confidence you are mistaken. My pale chubby body is not a sight for sore eyes, even mine. I have gained a little weight since the wedding and I am not happy about it. I do appreciate my body, don’t get me wrong, it is fairly healthy and fairly…
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Hotels we stayed in Japan
If your planning a trip to Japan then you may be interested in hotels we stayed it. I won’t put the prices up as it will change when you get there. Before we left I popped all our hotels in my Google maps so that I could find them quickly on my phone. They were…
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A few days in Hiroshima
Originally when I was first planning our trip I almost dismissed Hiroshima and thought we could do it all in a day. This was foolish. What I have learned the most from travelling is that you should spend 2 days somewhere as a minimum. Try to make them two whole days not two half ones!!…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 