Japan

“Despite the challenges and frustrations, I love this place I now call home.”

“Our long journey back to Japan in the middle of the Omicron wave”

“I remember glancing at my phone and calculating the number of hours it had taken us. 60.5. It was surreal. But we had made it. We were in England again and my children got to be in the arms of their grandparents after three long years. “

Do we stay or do we go? An extremely difficult decision that I have been grappling with for the last few weeks, is whether to go ahead with a trip home to England from Japan or not. With the sudden appearance of yet another variant, do you call its bluff and not give in to

“For the first time since becoming a mother, I decided to take a two-night break away alone.”

“The idea of someone seeking fame and recognition yet at the same time hiding behind an avatar seems almost diametrically opposed.”

“It’s the small things that truly make this country unique and home for me.”

“I used to come here with a single purpose: to enjoy the natural beauty.”

“For me though, the places off the beaten track are what truly make Japan the amazing place it is.”