Japan 2018: Best Food and Drink
Most memorable Soup curry at Rojiura Curry Samurai, Sapporo I only learned recently that a dish called ‘soup curry’ existed. Sapporo is its birth place and has a large number of soup curry restaurants throughout the city. As we had…
2 weeks in Hokkaido with the Japan Rail Pass (Part Two: Day 9 – 14)
Part One Day 9: Abashiri Prison Museum Abashiri is a town in north-eastern Hokkaido well known for the harsh winter, the Siberian drifting ice and Japan’s most notorious prison – Abashiri prison. The original Abashiri prison opened in 1890. In…
2 weeks in Hokkaido with the Japan Rail Pass (Part One: Day 0 – 8)
We explored Hokkaido Japan with the Japan rail pass (aka: JR pass) in the Summer of 2018. This time we were 3: myself, C, and C’s mum. The JR pass allows you to travel with almost all JR trains including…
Day trip to Taj Mahal from Delhi
No India trip is complete without a visit to the Taj Mahal. If you are thinking about how to get there, here are some points you might want to consider: How long are you staying in India? Do you have…
What we ate in India
Mc Aloo Tikki burger and Mc Veggie burger (with fries and drinks) Where: McDonald near Victoria Terminus (CST), Mumbai Price: Both under ₹200 for a set meal. Rating: Mc Aloo Tikki 3/5, Mc Veggie 1/5 That’s right. We kicked off…
Is it hard to travel in India?
India can be challenging for budget travellers. We were constantly on alert about what we ate and drunk, tricky taxi drivers, scammers and general pushing, shoving and chaos of Indian cities. I think we were intrigued, stressed and excited all…
What to take to India
These are a list of things that I personally found helpful in our 9 days trip (city based, hotel stay, in April). Mosquito repellent clothes I’ve been wearing mosquito repellent top and trousers throughout the trip. C was wearing mosquito…
India e-visa
Having heard how ‘difficult’ it was and how so many people were rejected and had to re-apply (= pay again), I was dreading this part of my very first India trip. After a short moment of panic (for absolutely no…
When you decide to visit India for the first time
People say that India is not like any other country, and I think that can be said from the practical point of view. India is not exactly a book today and visit tomorrow sort of destination and I believe good…
3 days and 3 nights in Paris for under £100 (excluding spending money)
In February 2018, we traveled to Paris and stayed for 3 nights for £97 per person. As we arrived with an overnight coach we had 3 full days. This was also a last minute arrangement booked only 2 weeks before…
