My son is simultaneously one of the most Lego-obsessed and also the most spoilt kids in the world, because in his nine years he's been able to visit Legoland theme parks in three different countries (soon to be four. Oh my!!!). I desperately hope that this will be the introduction to his …
Japan
A travel year in three downpours: Kyoto, Bangkok and Saigon
When it rains, it pours, right? 2018 was the year when it poured both literally and metaphorically for me in terms of travel. And I loved every second of all of it. A rainy day in Kyoto: Visiting Fushimi Inari The only trip I actually had planned for 2018 was to take my son to Japan for a …
Seeing sumo in Osaka, Japan, with kids
The timing for our Japan trip, being in Osaka in March, was more to do with cherry blossom season than sumo, but as soon as I realised that the annual Osaka sumo tournament coincided with our stay I made sure we would be there. What kid wouldn't want to see sumo wrestlers in action? I knew for sure …