Japan (part II) - Nara, Shimanami Kaido, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Osaka Did I mention that Japan is a great country...? Ok, so maybe I did already, but we really loved our time there and I just can’t say enough good things about it. So, here goes part two of our amazing three weeks in the land of the rising sun... Japan is an archipelago of more than 6000 islands (another revelation for both of us) dominated by the four biggest - Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku and Hokkai...

Japan (part I) - Kobe, Tokyo, Nikko, Hakone/Mt Fuji & Kyoto If I'm honest, Japan wasn't at the top of my list of places to visit when we started planning this trip, but it just seemed like a good idea as we were going to be in this part of the world. In fact, it turned out to be the biggest surprise of the trip so far and I am so, so glad we came... We both love the place. From the people, to the food, to the beautiful "changing colour leaves", we discovere...