Scenery around Tokyo Japanese kids are some of the cutest kids I’ve ever seen. I’m so impressed by how much independence they can have – and that this is only possible because of how safe Japan is. Cube-shaped cars fit perfectly in the small residential streets Wandering around Nakameguro Meiji Jingu The Meiji shrine was […]
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Our Airbnb Something traditional – check. Something on the horror scale of “The Ring/Ringu” meets “Ju-on/The Grudge” (the actual Japanese versions not the Hollywood remakes) – check. The lighting and the arrangement of all the rooms/amenities made the place a bit creepy to navigate in the evenings. In the end we made it through without […]
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While in Osaka we stayed at a nice airbnb near Dobutsuen-Mae station. The apartment had tatami flooring, an automated bidet toilet with a million settings, and lighting that scared us in the middle of the night (yet on the horror scale, this place had nothing on our Kyoto airbnb). Upon arrival we faced a difficult […]
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New Zealand is so green and mountainous compared to Australia, to say its natural beauty was stunning is an understatement. Packing I thought I was overpacking but somehow ended up going through all the clothes I brought. For 3 days of activities (and 2 days on each end for travel) I brought 5 outfits of […]
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Day 2 of the Rapha Festive 500 – where cyclists around the world take on the challenge to ride 500km in the eight days between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. On this day we did some warm up laps around Centennial park, went up Darley Road, then hit the Eastern Suburb hills – Bronte, […]
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