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Peace, Love & Hiroshima: A 48-Hour Hiroshima Itinerary

October 10, 2018January 27, 2016 by Melissa Douglas

When I planned my first trip to Japan, I knew that organising a Hiroshima itinerary was something that I was certain that I wanted to do. Situated in the western part of the island of Honshu, Hiroshima is a large, historic Japanese metropolis known for being the first city in the world to have been … Read more

Memoirs of a Geisha chaser in Gion…

September 6, 2017January 24, 2016 by Melissa Douglas

If you’re headed to Kyoto, no doubt Gion is one of the top places on your to-do list (if it isn’t then it should be!) This is Japan’s largest, and one of its only remaining Geisha districts. Gion can turn you into a bit of a cosmopolitan David Attenborough as you prowl around the streets in … Read more