Crossposted from The Sojourn Diaries where I’m a featured writer. Check out the site for more interesting and snappy travel stories! Day 1 Start off your day at Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium at the Osaka Bay area, one of the largest public aquariums in the world with a unique butterfly-shaped building in the Osaka Bay area….
Here’s a new feature I’m starting up on The Occasional Traveller! When I’m back in Singapore and stuck at work, one of my favourite ways to get myself wanderlusting again is to set my computer’s desktop wallpaper to a favourite picture from my last trip, just to remind myself of how great it was and…
So there wasn’t that much planning for our Osaka trip – most of what we ended up doing was decided there and then, the night before, or on the day itself while hiding out in the restaurant. What we definitely planned to do though was eat. A lot. You’ve seen the great udon we had…
Other than Shinsabashi, Osaka-Jo, or Osaka Castle was one of the places I visited the last time I was in Osaka. It was much cooler weather then, so we spent most of our times walking the grounds and the park surrounding the castle. This time around with more time to spare (and crazy hot weather…
More Japan posts! I can’t believe I was just there a month ago… Shinsaibashi So we were staying in the Namba area in downtown Osaka, and often found ourselves walking along the famous shopping stretch about 10 mins away known as Shinsaibashi, known for its long, long straight stretch of covered walking street. You…
It’s not the newest kid on the block, but this innovative cabin luggage sure got my attention: With a built-in scooter, you’ll find yourself navigating large airport terminals in a breeze, and transiting flights will no longer be a desperate run with your luggage trundling behind you. There was a more local test run (hello…
Hello my Occasional Travellers, just so you know, the items I brought back from Japan are finally up in store! From Umeda: Trunk Notebook + Notebook Cover I came across these lovely notebooks in a store at the Umeda Train Station (see me carrying stuff at the Umeda Sky Garden? The books are in…
You’ve seen some of the more interesting landmark or map related stuff we have here on TOT or in the blog, but here’s something that’s a little more personal – have a trip that you want to commemorate, or a journey you always want to carry around with you? Look into Meshu where you can…
We’ve gone to Nara, and to Kyoto and even to more out of the way places like Awaji… finally we’re talking about Osaka itself! On the first and last days of our trip, we spent our time roaming the general Osaka City region. Here are 2 of the main highlights in Osaka: Osaka Aquarium…
Hope you guys have been enjoying the Japan posts! So far we’ve been taking train to all our destinations, but on Sunday we did something a little different – where our host M rented a car and took us for a drive around the nearby areas which weren’t on the main train routes. Just some…
