I am NOT a good goodbye person. I'm way overly sentimental, I'm all too acutely aware that once you say goodbye to a place you've lived in that even visiting will never be the same again, and I miss both people and things long and badly. I blogged just recently about the sadness of leaving …
Japanophile
A decade ago in Osaka, my first home abroad, via Instagram
I will always have a special place in my heart for Osaka because it was my first home abroad, and because I truly loved living there and was so sad to leave. It is difficult to explain to someone who hasn't lived there quite why I loved Osaka so much. Even visiting as a tourist, I suspect, might not …
Milo and other unexpected familiarities when travelling abroad
I expect to find plenty of unusual and different things when I travel abroad. I don't expect to find familiar things in completely unfamiliar surroundings. But it sure is fun when it happens.On this trip to Penang, for example, the familiar thing was Milo. You know, Milo the drink. I know Milo very …