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Sushi and samurai, gardens and gold

Kanazawa, Japan – November 2019 While planning last autumn’s trip to Japan, I was keen to include a stop on the itinerary that wasn’t just the usual Tokyo or Kyoto (as fantastic as those places are). After reading a bit about it online, I picked the city of Kanazawa. Kanazawa is the capital of IshikawaContinue reading “Sushi and samurai, gardens and gold”

The Windy City

Chicago, USA – September 2017 I only spent a few days in Chicago, and most of those were largely stuck in a conference room, but even within the limited time afforded to escape and explore, I saw enough to take a real shine to the Windy City. I had to do a bit of researchContinue reading “The Windy City”

Tales from the West Lake

Hangzhou, China – May 2019 My trip to Hangzhou this time last year was a pretty impulsive one; I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy some cheap flights just a few weeks before departure. I had been to mainland China exactly once before, over a decade ago, and had some pretty strong memories of intenseContinue reading “Tales from the West Lake”