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
In Japan I regularly find myself swooning over accommodations with ‘it’ – there’s often an indescribable attraction or connection with the place. It could be
When the world gets back on its feet…. I’m fairly certain all of us who suffer from travel-lust (not just travel writers and tour operators)
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…
When it comes to accommodation in Japan the choice in style is quite stunning. Levels of hospitality are almost overwhelming (in a really good way)
We can’t seriously be at the end of June already? I swear we just arrived back from February’s Japan winter tour? Turns out…. no. We
A couple of months ago I wrote a story about the little paradise of Rarotonga for Escape.com.au. We had a stupendously relaxing time on the tropical
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
Get off Kyoto’s well-worn tourist track and visit Tofukuji Temple renowned for its Zen moss and rock gardens designed by a famous Japanese garden architect.
Disclaimer – this post was stolen from our other blog (eatspeakjl.blogspot.com) and was written in 2015 – but we just stumbled across it and thought
Okayama is famous for its castle (peeking over the shoulder of the tree on the right in the image below), sweet, sweet summer peaches, the