Unbelievably to me, it's ten years this year since I threw in my "good job" at the university, sold off most of my belongings in a garage sale and flew up to Japan to teach (for the first time in my life) English as a foreign language. And so began one of the most fantastic experiences of my life …
Japan
My top three castles: Bojnice, Osaka and Heidelberg
Coming from Australia, where castles don't really exist - well, except for the movie The Castle! - I've long been fascinated by these structures, right from when I was a kid and the Disney castle would show up on TV every Sunday night. And my sentimental yearning for the Disney castle is what has …
Superwoman traveller Megan: Travelling is deep in her veins
It's well and truly time for me to introduce you to another Superwoman Traveller here: you're about to hear from Megan, who I met online (thanks to the wonderful world of blogging!). Megan is from a small town in south-east Victoria, Australia, and had long dreamt of doing a big trip - but …