–People have been responding really well to a lot of my articles on Japanese culture. Since Japan is a country that fascinates many people, myself included, and my degree is in Japanese culture, I’ve decided to write a series of posts delving a bit deeper into the culture than what most people would see when […]
As the store shelves become devoid of Valentine’s Day chocolate in Japan, the displays are quickly replaced by ones of elaborate dolls. What are these dolls for you may ask? For the Hina Matsuri– which unlike Japanese Valentine’s Day, is a festival I love! WHAT IS HINA MATSURI Each year on March 3rd, Japan celebrates Hina Matsuri (雛祭り), also known as “Girl’s Day”, “Peach […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur. Paying a special visit to this building was never in my plans, but since first discovering it, I found myself visiting again at different times of day. In search for Merdeka Square, […]
After booking a week long trip to Kuala Lumpur, I was flooded with the same response over and over again. What?! You’re spending that long in KL? That’s far too long! You only need to spend 2-3 days there max. Slightly regretting my decision, I began researching where else I could go from Kuala Lumpur. […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of rock pools in the Maldives. The island we stayed at in the Maldives, Kuramathi, is one of the largest islands, and has over a mile of coast line. Most of its coast was pristine stretches of white sand, but […]