The beloved and deeply historical world of Japanese tattoo is in perpetual danger today, as Japanese tattoo artists fight for their right to live and work in Japan. And yet, Tokyo tattoo artists continue to survive against adversity. The Japanese government unfortunately turns a wary eye on tattooing, with its deep associations with the yakuza …
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Taipei is a fantastic city, and one that deserves to be explored to its fullest. It’s one of our favourite cities on Earth, vibrant, rich, and full of life. But there is also so much to see just outside and beyond Taipei city. Are you ready for some great day trips from Taipei? The people …
The Japanese language is very distinct from English, most notably in its grammar. To give an example, a sentence like “I eat rice without chopsticks” would be ordered grammatically in Japanese like “chopsticks without I rice eat”. However, this difference doesn’t make travelling across Japan impossible without being fluent. A few common Japanese phrases can …
Bangkok and tattoo art have a long history that spans centuries. In fact, the Sak Yant tradition of tattooing which began in the Khmer Empire (now Cambodia) has remained an important tradition in Thailand to this day. A Sak Yant tattoo, depicting geometric shapes and sacred animal designs, is a piece of spiritual art intrinsically …
If there are two statistics that are ever on the rise, it’s the number of people getting tattoos and the distance/frequency of travel, especially amongst young people. As travel writers who are both heavily tattooed, we can attest to this! And so, it makes sense that the biggest themes and trends in tattooing right now …
For so many of us, there’s nothing more soothing and warming than relaxing in a cosy cafe, nursing a coffee, and losing hours to a thrilling novel. There’s something about a cafe atmosphere that enhances the experience of reading, making a memory of the experience. And that goes double for book cafes. A book cafe …
Yangon is an exciting city with streets full of colonial heritage buildings to explore and exciting culture to get stuck into. But when you’re done, most people head off to one of the greenest and most fascinating spots in the country, where you can hop from pagoda to pagoda, watch marionette shows and cruise along …
One of the most popular journeys to undertake as a traveller in Myanmar is the Mandalay to Bagan route . A historic journey which takes you from the old royal capital of Myanmar to the ancient city of Bagan. Along the way, visit a landscape dominated by pagodas and lush green rolling hills and mountains; …
Myanmar (once known as Burma) is opening itself up to world travellers in a big way, and is fast becoming a dream destination for many people. It certainly was for me. During my adventure across Myanmar, I stayed at a fair few hotels, both big and small, and so here we’re going to look at …
My trip to Myanmar was quite short notice, as most things seem to be these days. And I immediately found myself scouring the internet looking for what to wear in Myanmar, as well things to take and, naturally, I had just a few days to buy them. Despite the research, there were definitely some things …