Since 2010 I've been working on a really important project: I've been educating (or really, brainwashing) my son, since his birth in 2010, to fall in love with Japan. Japan is a country that's really important to me, after living and working there for a couple of years in my twenties, and …
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Exploring Ireland to trace my Irish roots
I got chatting with a friend recently about the random reasons we decide on destinations to travel to. There are so many places in the world to choose from - what makes us decide where to explore next? You probably already realise I'm one for heading off the beaten track: while I've loved …
Expat Life on Three Continents – Episode 92 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Being back in Japan recently - the country I first moved to when I decided I needed to leave my home country of Australia for a while - brought back a flood of memories about expat life. I loved so many parts of being part of another country and culture for a couple of years. It's not always easy …