Archive for: July 2008

Well, it’s taken a couple of years of hard work but now the pedestrian walkway along the Dononbori river, famous for the crazy Hanshin Tigers fans jumping in after a league win, is open. The board walk starts at the …

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 …

Now then, when you think of world cuisine German, like British, food doesn’t immediately spring to mind as noteworthy. However Gasthaus 44 is a cheeky little restaurant in downtown Osaka that offers the best there is in German gastronomy. It …

Hum.

For me, having been to outlet malls in America this was something of a disappointment. I was expecting big stores filled with discount merchandise, however it was just a regular mall like Aeon and the shops weren’t that big or …

 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, …