by Liz Deacle | Asia Travel, Japan, world travel
Japan has some of the best food in the world. Eating, along with many other everyday Japanese life rituals, is one of the things that makes this beautiful country as exciting and intriguing as it is.
But you may be wondering what to eat in Japan when you just can’t face another piece of sushi.
Tell people you are travelling in Japan, and they will first advise you to fill your face with street food. In fact, if you don’t eat noodles swimming in broth at least nine times a day, then you are just a big fat fake, and you aren’t doing the other hardcore backpackers proud.
We have just spent two weeks in Japan where we backpacked and couchsurfed for a big chunk of the time.
Thankfully, both our budgets (and our train journeys) were made all the lighter because of a little known Japanese food secret.
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by Liz Deacle | Asia Travel, Japan, world travel
I hate doing the same as everyone else. For this reason, we didn’t follow a standard Japan two week itinerary when we backpacked around Japan with our two kids.
We were tempted I’ll admit, but the trouble was, nearly every Japan travel blog with a suggested two-week itinerary all seemed to point in the same direction.
The ‘to do’ cities.
Everyone was suggesting the same predictable route that looks like this: Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Tokyo.
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by Liz Deacle | Reviews, Travel Tips, world travel
Picking the best toothbrush for travel is a tricky business and a very personal one.
Your choice will depend on many factors. The length of your trip, your budget, and how much weight you are prepared to carry to the airport
And then there’s the decision of whether to go for an electric or manual toothbrush? How about a portable travel toothbrush or a disposable toothbrush?
If you choose a manual toothbrush then you will have to be particularly thorough in your cleaning. If you go for the electric option you will be carrying extra batteries or an adapter to charge it.
Decisions, decisions.
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by Brian Deacle | Reviews, world travel
Picking the best toothbrush for travel is a tricky business and a very personal one.
Your choice will depend on many factors. The length of your trip, your budget, and how much weight you are prepared to carry to the airport
And then there’s the decision to go for an electric or manual toothbrush. How about a portable travel toothbrush or a disposable toothbrush?
If you choose a manual toothbrush, then you will have to be particularly thorough when cleaning. If you go for the electric option, you will be carrying extra batteries or an adapter to charge it.
Decisions, decisions.
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by Liz Deacle | Budget travel, world travel
This week marks four months since our family of four left New Zealand to travel around the world. The question that always arises when we tell people about our trip is, “How much does it cost to travel the world?”. (more…)
by Liz Deacle | Reviews, Travel Tips, world travel
Nobody likes to turn up at their destination feeling wrecked.
When you pack for a plane journey, be it a long-haul trip or a quick weekend internal flight, you want two things: One, to know how to sleep on the flight so you avoid jet lag and two, to feel comfortable but, at the same time, glamorous.
Every traveller loves a bit of glam, regardless of what they might tell you.
If you pack the best travel essentials for the plane, your vacation will begin once you board the flight.
And not two days into the trip once you have recovered.
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