So, here I sit at Gloria Jean’s in the brand new terminal of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, writing my first ever airport review – well, of this new terminal that opened, as near as I can work out, a week ago on May the second. We received an email two days before our flight on …
Hey folks! A refreshingly quick post! I'm at Haneda Airport Tokyo, with my wife, ready for take off. We have just over an hour left in Japan!
Hello! Yes it’s not quite Saturday but this week’s Survival point is out a little early as tomorrow I will be in the skies and heading, via Kuala Lumpur, back to my home of Australia. Look out for a post on the new KLIA terminal should I get the chance to post such a thing …
Continue reading Japanese Survival Guide Point 5 – On the Road
In episode four I interview two people. Firstly I chat with James Patrus, who has been in Japan a year, about first impressions of Japan, teaching, students and driving. Then I catch up with Miho Terui and we talk about Australia and her experiences there, and also we chat about Japanese food. May the …
Continue reading World Journeys Podcast Episode 4 (living in Japan)
For those familiar with Japan, you’ll know about Golden Week. It’s the time the whole country is on holiday. As much as that’s possible as most places remain open and the hospitality is run off its feet. It began on Sunday here, and well it finished today. So it’s not much of a week really, …
Hi folks. I have been trying to limit myself to five posts a week. I know that soon I will be back in full time work and the time I have spent on the blog of late will be greatly diminished, and even with the free time I have right now, I struggle to keep …
Folks, if you’re a bit of a transport fan like me, then you’ll find a few things in Yokohama to interest you. Whilst the wonders of Hakone allow you to take various modes of transport about the place, in Yokohama I discovered a museum of model trains and the Nissan showroom which made for a …
Today I turn the spotlight on a great place in Iran! Whilst Esfahan gets all the rave reviews – and with good reason, Shiraz sometimes can get a little forgotten. Well, I will never forget my week in Shiraz. A rough summary – I shared a room with an octogenarian, I met a whole bunch …
Last Saturday I gave you a little bit of insight into the classroom. Today I continue, with the focus being specifically on the students and how to form a good student-teacher relationship. Being a teacher is more than just teaching. Really, it is. I wouldn’t have had the good rapport I think I had …
Continue reading Japanese Survival Guide Point 4 – The Classroom Part 2
Join the podcast today with special guest Maxime Savard. Maxime has been living in Japan for over eight years now, and was living on the Tohoku coast on the 11th of March, 2011 when the Great Tohoku Earthquake hit. In the podcast we talk about his experiences after the earthquake and what it was like …
Continue reading World Journeys Podcast Episode 3 with Maxime Savard
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
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