Highlights of China

Long time no post! Yes, we totally fell off the blog wagon. While traveling, we had one chore: writing blog posts. But it became "The Chore". So here we are, almost 3 months later. We are currently in Hanoi, Vie tnam. We've already traveled through China and Thailand. We're on the home stretch with the …

Shanghai and old water town

The day before we were set to arrive in Shanghai, Suti realised the accommodation we'd booked for the duration of our stay was actually a 2 hour bus ride outside of the city center. It's easy to look at a map and think everything looks so close, when in reality everything in China is so …

3 days in Osaka

It's a short 30 minute train ride from Kyoto to Osaka. You can catch the Shinkansen which shortens it to 15 minutes for an extra $100. (but why would you?)  We only had 3 days in Osaka before flying to Shanghai, so we tried to squeeze in as much as we could. Osaka was a …

Losing self in Daimonzaka, finding monkeys in Kyoto

Food is such a central part of our daily lives, but sometimes we lose our connection with it. It means different things to different people, for some a mere necessity of sustenance, and to others an incomparable pleasure. I definitely fall in the latter half. Food is the centre of my thoughts most times of …

From loneliness in Nagoya to feeling at home in Takayama with Okasan and Otousan

Our last WWOOF host in Hino, Tokyo made me feel disappointed and homesick. We had plans to go straight to another WWOOF host further west from Tokyo but he cancelled on us last minute. This left us with a one week gap between hosts, and wondering, should we find another WWOOF host or have a …

WWOOFing in Tokyo

We have completed our first week as official "WWOOFers". The first "farm" we've been staying at I wouldn't particularly call a farm, it is an English style cafe that serves western food with a large garden. We are staying for 2 weeks, and our stay so far has been very interesting.  The scenic Tudor house …

Tokyo Disneyland and Disneysea

The most detailed description I can give of Disneyland is WOW! It was an amazing experience. You should definitely go to a Disneyland at least once in your lifetime! Our Australian theme parks pale in comparison. One particularly fun thing we noticed is that Japanese people love to wear matching outfits, especially in Disneyland.  What …

Kuala Lumpur

The first week of our trip has been in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We honestly didn't expect much as Malaysia wasn't even on our radar originally, rather it was a stopover that we decided to extend to a week. It has been a really interesting experience with lots of great food and people.  Malaysia is a …

The Big W Day & Mini Moon

Hello all! Nay here. We are finally starting on the travel blog that we've been promising. We'll try our best to use this blog to keep everyone updated throughout our journey. To those that don't know the plan yet, we're leaving Sydney on the 9th August, then flying out of Gold Coast on the 21st …