Elle Field's Blog, page 3
April 13, 2025
Japan: Five free things to do in Tokyo
I've told you about four (paid) fun things you can do in Tokyo, but if you're on a budget, here are five free things you can do:
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Japan: Four fun things to do in Tokyo
Tokyo is a massive city, so of course there are more than four fun things to do there. But here are four fun things we did in Tokyo during our Japanese adventure last year!
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April 11, 2025
Japan: Relaxing in Miyakojima
After exploring Tokyo, Okayama, Naoshima, Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto and eating in Kobe, we wanted some relaxation time. So what better place to do that than in Japan's version of Hawaii, the Okinawa Islands. You can probably guess at how stunning they are with that moniker.
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Japan: Spending a day in Kyoto
Our original Japan plan included spending three nights in Kyoto, Japan's cultural city, and once the seat of the imperial court until it moved from Kyoto to Tokyo in 1869. As you can imagine, Kyoto is a very popular place to visit and just before our holiday we saw reports of severe overcrowding there.
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April 10, 2025
Japan: Okayama
Okayama doesn't tend to feature on many Japanese itineraries and, I must confess, it was a last-minute switch for us; originally the three nights we spent in Okayama were supposed to be spent in Kyoto.
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April 8, 2025
Japan: Visiting Hiroshima and Itsukushima Shrine
If you're in Japan, it's severely remiss not to visit Hiroshima to pay your respects to the awful tragedy that happened there. It's such an important part of Japan's (modern) history. I walked around thinking over what it must have been like to have been going about your everyday life to that happening in a blink of an eye. It's staggering. And horrifically sad.
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April 6, 2025
A day in NYC
We all know how much I love New York City, and last month I got to spend a day there which made for an interesting dilemma - with just one day in the city, what I was going to prioritise in the Big Apple?
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Germany: A day in Düsseldorf
For purely the flimsiest of reasons, we headed off to Düsseldorf for the day in March. The last time we tried to go to Germany in March, they closed the borders because of a global pandemic. Thank goodness we got there (and back) this time!
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April 5, 2025
Japan: Exploring Naoshima
We nearly didn't end up going to Naoshima as it's not that quick to get to from Osaka or Kyoto. So when our original plans pivoted, I was able to adjust things to make Naoshima work. I'm so glad this happened.
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March 31, 2025
TMTW: February and March 2025
What happened:
Pretty quiet month in February - catch ups with friends and family, and made a trip to the Design Museum to explore the Barbie exhibition and the Tim Burton exhibition. That's about it!
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