Goodbyes – definitely the hardest part of Expat life. I think this picture might break my heart a little more each time I look at it – my daughter saying goodbye to her inconsolable little cousin… He’s not really old enough to understand why he goes for months without seeing two of his favourite […]
Sunday Photo – Square Melon
Square Melon – Japan – one of most precious gifts you can give!
Studio Ghibli Museum
My Neighbour Totoro first came into our lives a few years ago (after a brief trip to Tokyo for Mr R.). Since then, The Small People have been pretty much obsessed with everything Studio Ghibli (one of the more famous (and family friendly) anime film studios of Japan!)… It is them I have to thank […]
Sunday Photo – Girl With Umbrella – Kyoto
Girl with umbrella, Kyoto…
How to Survive Your First Japanese Onsen
I have so many Japan posts to write up when we get home (and which I will undoubtedly bore you to death with soon enough!), but in the meantime, here’s a post on how to Survive your First Japanese Onsen. I wrote it on the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo yesterday, it was a three-hour […]