Earlier this week, the city was awash with brilliant flashes of color for Seijin No Hi or Coming of Age Day. A celebration of young people becoming adults, ceremonies were held at local city offices for…
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Our list of local coffee haunts is growing! About Life Coffee Brewers is a tiny stand found on a busy street corner in Shibuya. The founder Sakao Atsushi trained in Australia and his…
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Superette is a lovely cafe located in the Woodstock Exchange building in Cape Town. A creative hub; the building is full of design studios, galleries, stores and cafes. They offer incredible coffee from…
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On our weekends we used to stroll down to Saturdays Surf on Crosby Street for an afternoon latte on the back deck. Surrounded by classic Soho fire escapes, it was our peaceful respite from the city.…
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They say that smell is the sense linked strongest with memory. One evening during my teenage years, Mum was leaving the house and I caught the fragrance of her perfume. I instantly…
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Happy New Year! Though it was a few days ago now, the celebrations are still continuing in Tokyo. While we spent this years countdown at a wonderful party with friends, in Japan…
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The Nagano region is famous for its soba noodles made of buckwheat, a staple in the area. These thin noodles are either served cold on a bamboo tray with a dipping sauce, or in…
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For our Christmas escape this year, we’re up in the Japanese Alps near Nagano. We’re staying in the sweet village of Happo-One in Hakuba, spending our days skiing and eating the famous…
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Amongst the streets of vintage stores north of Shimokitazawa station, you’ll find Bear Pond Espresso for an incredible coffee. After two decades in New York, the owner Katsu-san returned to Tokyo, set up shop and pulls…
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Ramen is a staple dish I’ve always liked, but only recently truly loved. We’re surrounded by literally hundreds of options in our neighborhood and it’s overwhelming. We’ve slowly been exploring and trying to educate…
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For Christmas I once bought myself something I’d truly wanted for a long time. It was a ticket to Iceland. Running on no sleep, I started my week at geothermal spa the Blue…
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Secluded in a back street of Omotesando, this beautiful coffee space has a cult following. The shop is hidden in a traditional Japanese house, set back behind a lovely green garden. You’ll often…
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Now we both own bicycles again, we’ve been spending our free time getting lost in our new neighborhood. The suburbs of Tokyo are a sprawling mass of winding streets and we love…
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During our stay in Cape Town we were overwhelmed by just how many incredible places we visited. One place we particularly loved was Babylonstoren, an old Cape Dutch farm in the Drakenstein Valley – a…
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I’d always wanted to see the mid-century architecture of Palm Springs, so after a trip to Coachella we went for a little drive around town. In my dreams we would spend a whole week staying at…