Dan and I were limited in domestic-only travel in Japan in 2020, for reasons we already all know…although, with the Covid-19 situation worsening, travel of any kind needs careful consideration in 2021 too. With that context, in October 2020 Dan and I spent the week at an isolated beach hut on the coast of Ibaraki…
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Onjuku – Chiba Prefecture
In August, to celebrate the birth of my beloved, Dan, we took a long weekend trip to the area of Onjuku. Onjuku is in Chiba Prefecture on the east coast of Japan, with the beautiful sparkling sea of the pacific ocean to enjoy. We visited on a bank holiday weekend, seemingly with the rest of…
That Beach Over There
On the 16th June Dan and I hosted a beach party. I mean, there was little hosting to be had really, but we selected a spot on the beach and people joined us from across the prefecture to relax in the sun and swim in the sea. Coming from the UK, it is a pretty…
Taroko, Day One.
We spent the second half of our trip to Taiwan in Taroko national park. Our arrival to our B&B here was a little unexpected. To get there, it took us a couple of hours on the train South from Taipei, a journey on which we admired beautiful mountains and rural villages. It was therefore unexpected…
The Best Days are Beach Days: Sunset Live 2017
Marking the end of the summer holiday in Japan this year fell to a weekend away at a festival. We had seen pictures of the festival beforehand, but hadn’t wanted to hope it could possibly be as beautiful and laid back as it seemed. But, ahhh, bliss, it was! The festival, called Sunset Live, took…
Wedding Anniversary Fun in the Sun
This May, we celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary. It feels both like yesterday and more than two years ago that we got married on a sunny South-West day surrounded by our nearest and dearest. We had already exchanged gifts a few weeks ago as I couldn’t contain my excitement…Dan bought me my Kyudo (Japanese archery)…
The Beat Cafe
Dan and I have found our little piece of paradise on our local beach. The beach itself has an interesting history as it used to be a blue flag beach that was very popular with families (it has sandy shores, clear water and a calm tide). Then a few years ago there was a boat spillage…