by Robin | Mar 5, 2020 | Bucketlist, Japan, South East Asia, Travel
The Fushimi Inari Shrine (or Fushimi Inari Taisha) is one of Japan’s finest historical treasures. It is a stunning place of worship belonging to the Shinto religion, Japan’s indigenous religion, and is known for it’s thousands of orange and black...
by Robin | Apr 28, 2019 | Asia, Bucketlist, Events, South East Asia, Travel
An unexpected trip to Taiwan The Taipei Lantern Festival is something I’ve wanted to see ever since Louise was lucky enough to go 5 years ago. She was studying abroad in Hong Kong, and a group of her classmates all made the short trip over to Taiwan during...
by Robin | Jan 26, 2018 | Asia, Bali, Bucketlist, Indonesia, Other, South East Asia, Summer Activities, Travel, Tropical
Earlier this week, Louise and I spent some time on the incredible Indonesian island of Nusa Penida. Nusa Penida is a small island just to the south east of Bali, which you can reach in about 45minutes – 1 hour by ferry. While Bali has all the hustle and bustle...
by Robin | Jan 13, 2018 | Asia, Bali, Bucketlist, Hotels, Indonesia, South East Asia, Travel, Tropical
We visited several spas during our time in Bali, but the one we were most looking forward to was without doubt the Hanging Gardens of Bali hotel – the world’s first 7 star boutique hotel. The only other 7 star hotel I’d ever heard of before this was...
by Robin | Nov 28, 2017 | Asia, Bali, Bucketlist, Indonesia, Other, Photography, South East Asia, Summer Activities, Travel, Tropical
Beautiful Ubud Bali’s been in the news recently for a lot of unpleasant reasons, but today’s post is all about beautiful Ubud (skip to end for volcano)! Ubud is a fantastic city in Bali, Indonesia, full of vibrant culture, delicious food and buckets of...
