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Visiting Rabbit island in Japan aka Ōkunoshima

Visiting Rabbit island in Japan aka Ōkunoshima

April 3, 2021
emilyann.elliott
Couple travel, honeymoon, Japan

Rabbit Island in Japan sounds as though it’s a place that has been made up. An island populated by bunnies? Somewhere you can stroke and…

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Girls in kimonos in Japan

How to see a geisha performance in Kyoto

March 9, 2021
emilyann.elliott
Couple travel, honeymoon, Japan

Whenever the first blossom starts to appear in the UK, it always takes me back to our honeymoon in Japan. We timed our three-week trip to…

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The Only Gaijin in the Village

A review of The Only Gaijin in the Village by Iain Maloney

May 11, 2020
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, Japan, travel community

If you’re looking for a book that provides a totally different view of Japan, I hope my review of The Only Gaijin in the Village…

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12 reasons to take the 12 Trip Challenge

February 19, 2017
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, Couple travel, grownupgapyear, UK travel

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m having one of those starts to the year where I continually have to keep double-checking the calendar….

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Staying in Shibu Onsen in Japan

Staying in Shibu Onsen in Japan

August 10, 2016
emilyann.elliott
Asia, Couple travel, honeymoon, Japan

Updated 18/06/23 If you want to truly experience a taste of traditional Japanese life then staying in Shibu Onsen is a great experience. The well-known…

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A snow monkey

Seeing snow monkeys at Jigokudani in Japan

July 13, 2016
emilyann.elliott
Asia, Japan

Updated: 07/03/23 It is my long held belief that the snow monkeys at Jigokudani must help to sell a lot of holidays to Japan. If…

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Honeymoon travel ideas – help!

February 15, 2015
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, Couple travel, honeymoon, South America

One of the hardest things I’ve found about planning a wedding is the number of decisions you have to make. I’m not the most decisive…

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