The beautiful and expansive Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, with its over one thousand Torii Gates, is one of Japan’s most iconic sites. With splendour comes popularity, and this spot is known to attract the masses! It’s also quite a hike up a hill, which can definitely leave you exhausted when you just want to…
Category: Asia
Visiting Luang Prabang for the Festival of Light
As an avid waterfall chaser, I had my eyes on Luang Prabang, Laos for many years before I visited, namely so I could see the famous nearby Kuang Si falls. A stroke of luck (and a little bit of research) meant I was able to time a four-day visit to the UNESCO heritage listed town…
My Super Organised Backpacking Adventure in China
China is one of the world’s most intriguing and underrated destinations. Where else can you get such a diversity of landscapes, incredible cuisines, rich ancient history, completely foreign cultures and be unable to access Facebook due to such a strict style of governance? When I told people I wanted to spend a month exploring China,…