Everyone has their own way of ringing in the New Year. For some, it’s an opportunity to get dressed up at a fancy event. Meanwhile, others prefer to hit the bars, whilst some are content to sit on the sofa with a box of chocolates watching the fireworks on...
Posts Tagged with Japan
The island nation of Japan has maintained a rich cultural legacy that offers travellers a host of unique experiences from taking tea with Geisha in Kyoto to soaking in onsens, dining on sushi in the ultra-modern capital of Tokyo to riding some of the world’s fastest bullet trains. Discover this and more with our blog posts on Japan, “the land of the rising sun”.
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Record Breakers: Capital Cities Which Hold World Records (6 minute read)
Whether you like it or not, visiting cities is a part of travel. Even if you’re heading into the most remote jungles or climbing the highest mountains, you’re going to have to arrive at an airport, which is likely to be in a country’s capital city. And the capital...
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10 Interesting Facts About the Olympics (5 minute read)
29 July 2021. The Tokyo Olympics are in full swing, albeit a year late and without crowds in the stadia. With everything that has happened in the world since March 2020, it has been incredibly uplifting to watch the world’s greatest sporting spectacle finally get underway in Japan. Whether...
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Cameras at the Ready: 7 of the Best Views in the World and Where to Find Them (7 minute read)
The world is a wonderful, diverse place and there are incredible vistas to be seen around every corner. Whether they’re natural wonders or man-made masterpieces, you’re sure to stumble across some jaw-dropping views and scenery wherever in the world you travel. We thought we’d pick out seven of the...
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Japan’s Cherry Blossom: Everything You Need to Know (7 minute read)
Japan’s famous cherry blossom has been in the news this week. Thanks to climate change, it’s blooming earlier and earlier, and 2021’s bloom is believed to be the earliest since the 1400s. Traditionally, the season doesn’t start until mid-April, meaning it has arrived a good two or three weeks...
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Where should you travel according to your star sign? (11 minute read)
With a countless list of jaw-dropping destinations to choose from, sometimes settling on where to jet off to is an impossible task. Let fate sway your decision with our personalised star sign destinations! Aries Imagine picturesque winding streets, countless coastlines, stunning snow-capped mountains, world-class wine, astonishing architecture, captivating...
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Our top 20 destinations for 2020
With 2020 now upon us and everyone around us dusting off those bucket lists to see where to travel to this year, we’ve put our heads together to come up with our top destinations we think you should visit in 2020. 20. Bhutan Bhutan only opened its doors to...
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Nighttime Tokyo is the Best Tokyo: You Won’t Believe How Much the City Transforms at Night!
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Top Five Fictional Places You Can Actually Visit
Movies and books not only captivate us with their clever plot lines and lovable characters, but with their magical settings. Whilst you’ll find plenty based on real life locations, it’s the ones set within an imaginary city, country or even whole world, that truly have the power to capture...
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Top 10 Sunrise Spots Around the World (6 minute read)
Whether you’re an early riser or not, nothing beats starting your day with a view of the sunrise. Especially when you’re travelling in destinations with iconic monuments or stunning natural landscapes. From the gleaming white Taj Mahal to otherworldly Cappadocia in Turkey, here’s our pick of the top sunrise...
