Zenbu Tours: Discover Japan’s Winter Wonderland
A review of January 2026’s 17 day Zenbu Kyo-za tour of Kyoto, Kanazawa and Noto Peninsula. And what a wondrous winterland it was. While reports
A review of January 2026’s 17 day Zenbu Kyo-za tour of Kyoto, Kanazawa and Noto Peninsula. And what a wondrous winterland it was. While reports
Recently my story, ‘6 of the best foodie stays in Kyoto’, was published in Escape.com.au. Each accommodation included in the story was outstanding , not
Dear All, I have something to confess. It’s been almost 12 months since my last blogpost. I’m ashamed. And ever so sorry. It’s just that…
Recently I had the pleasure of writing a story about gorgeous Nara for Escape – you can read it HERE. If you haven’t already visited
You don’t need an excuse to want to winter in Japan.. but just in case you need to convince anyone …
Once again I’ve stolen an old post from my other blog eatspeakjl.blogspot.com to share with you a ryotei (traditional restaurant serving Kaiseki cuisine) I ate
I like to visit Ohara as regularly as I can. It’s just north of Kyoto city – about an hour in the bus from Kyoto
Every so often we get swept away with the colour in Japan. We cannot tell a lie. In fact it’s an every day occurrence whether
It had reached the point of embarrassment. The business of ‘not yet’ having visited the ‘art island’ of Naoshima. Many of my clients had made the trip
Hunger + Frosty Kyoto day = a deep bowl of brothy noodles In this case – soy milk ramen. And this ain’t your average soy
Usually when I’m in Kyoto long term I stay in an apartment but this particular trip was a shorty so it was all about hotel