Category: Get Out!

Now that Spring finally seems to have arrived it’s time to get into the mood for planning your summer vacation.

Cheap holidays can be had in Japan if you fancy going back to basics such as camping at the …

Japan is famously expensive when it comes to expensive holdiays. Transportation costs and accommodation all peak at the same time as in general Japanese only get the same time off for holidays.

The major blackspots are new year, golden week in …

“I’m dreaming of a white…something or other…”

Oh hang on, Christmas has been and gone. But I was dreaming of a white one (better than a wet one), and my dream come true. [Next time: …

The big smoke of the city gets to you sometimes. Which is why you have to go wild in the country, and what place better to do it than Nagano?

Bleary eyed but bushy tailed, the journey started with the shink …

I gotta get out of this hot humid weather. Where better to go than the northern climes of that mysterious isle – Hokkaido.

Famous in the winter for its snow festival (-lots C thats not for me!) the summer offers both …

 Yes, it’s summer, and yes it’s time to blatantly ignore all the social pressure to not take time off work and go on a damn good holiday for goodness’ sake.

Different cultures have different soundbites, …

 Oh what a trip to go on a trip back to the UK after a long, long time.
 
I think I fell back in love with my roots, going back to the source …

Happy New Yeah!

Winter vacation: Manila, I heart Philippines

Weather: hot

Reaction: thumbs up

Key phrase: “Here in the Philippines…”

Key question: “How’s my driving?” (bloody awful, mate)

Pardon?: “Come again, sir?”

Breakfast treat: champorados (chocolate-flavoured glutinous rice …