Last year for Easter my little family and I visited the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Apart from a well deserved break, I was of course very excited to see the plants, tropical fruit, spices and vegetables popular on the […]
Yay! I’ve successfully grown a store bought Japanese watermelon from seed. If you recall I planted a red “personal” watermelon that is small enough for one person to hold in their hand and enjoy alone, as well as a large […]
Yesterday I received an email from a lady in Jeffrey’s Bay in response to one of my previous posts about peonies (Groete, Mev Strydom!). The email reminded me to update the blog on the progress I’ve had, and that my […]
This is a sequel to our previous karaoke in Japan video, in which we visited Shibuya. In this video, which took place the following evening, we visited the Shinagawa area of Tokyo with my husband’s high school friend Yuki-San, who […]
Monday’s #plantchat topic on Twitter was container gardening, which is something I enjoy. In fact I’d say my container garden situation has recently gotten a bit out of hand, as I’ve got many plants in trays, many empty pots, potting […]
Watch South Africans try some interesting Japanese snacks for the first time. Have you tried Japanese snacks? What did you think of them? Would you like to? Leave a comment below.
I got to visit the lovely Moomin Bakery & Cafe in Canal City mall, Fukuoka, Japan. This visit was on the 19th of June, 2015. The Fukuoka Moomin place is one of several Moomin shops & cafes around the country. […]
This was our very first trip on the bullet train (Shinkansen), in Japan. We travelled from Tokyo to Kyoto, on the 15th of June. It felt as comfortable as a plane & was a really novel experience for us. We […]
So this happened while we were visiting the island of Miyajima, Japan for a day trip. The deer were super cute and friendly, but let this be a warning to fellow tourists about the deer getting too friendly around lunchtime… […]
Today we spent the entire day on Miyajima Island, about a 20 minute train ride on the JR line from Hiroshima. Using our JR passes we were able to take the JR ferry from the mainland to the island for […]