Hello! I'm Amanda Kendle, a travel podcaster and writer based in Perth, Western Australia, who's spent a couple of decades talking about travel to everyone who'll listen. I've published posts here on NotABallerina.com since 2005, and I've hosted and published The Thoughtful Travel Podcast since …
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The shock of no culture shock on arriving in Germany
When I first moved overseas to Japan, I definitely experienced a degree of culture shock, as anyone who's been to Japan can understand - they do lots of things differently there. I soon adjusted and loved living this different life, and when I moved on to Slovakia I found another complete set of …
That’s my (travelling) cup of tea
Call me strange (plenty have in the past), but until the age of twenty-five, I never drank tea or coffee. And I still don't drink coffee to this day. But the tea - well, the tea is all about travelling.I lived in Japan for two years. Sure, you can live in Japan and ignore some of the traditions, but …