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Category: Japan

Visit Hakodate, Japan ...

March 6, 2019July 26, 2019sarahnicho

Hakodate happenings …

July 29, 2018August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Tokyo’s quirkiest hotels …

July 12, 2018June 18, 2019sarahnicho

British Embassy Villa …

July 10, 2018June 18, 2019sarahnicho

Kita-In Temple …

March 5, 2018June 20, 2019sarahnicho

Lake Towada …

September 7, 2017March 2, 2019sarahnicho

Stepping into Japanese tradition …

December 16, 2016August 3, 2019sarahnicho

Flying Kangaroo hops to Tokyo …

February 6, 2016August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Where to wander …

August 15, 2015August 6, 2019sarahnicho

Top-floor tipples …

FNOH Narita, Japan

March 8, 2015August 21, 2019sarahnicho

More than an airport …

Travel Japan, and see the capital of contradiction ...

January 18, 2015August 19, 2019sarahnicho

Capital of contradiction …

Travel Japan, Matsuyama ...

October 5, 2014August 26, 2019sarahnicho

See time stand still …

About me …

My name is Sarah and I’m a travel journalist writing features and news for a swag of Australian newspapers, magazines and websites.

This is my website, the place I post words and pictures gathered as I galavant around the globe.

So enjoy the news, reviews, updates, random thinking and regular snapping – photos, that is – gathered here.

And you might just find inspiration for your next trip far, near or here.

© Sarah Nicholson 2019

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... love the bedside lights in my room at the Shangri-La Hotel Cairns. . . . #cairns #queensland #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #australia #exploretnq #tropicalnorthqueensland #cairnslife #shangrilacairns #shangrilahotel #shangrila #hotelroom #hotellife #interiordesign #interior #hotelstyle #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #traveldeeper #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @shangrilacairns @shangrilahotels @queensland ➡️ #hostedbuyer

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... morning in Cairns, after making the leap from Japan to Tropical North Queensland. . . . #cairns #farnorthqueensland #queensland #exploretnq #tropicalnorthqueensland #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #australia #cairnsesplanade #cairnslife #queenslandlife #fnq #morningwalk #morning #morninglight #seascape #landscape #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #traveldeeper #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @queenslandrailtravel @tropicalnorthqueensland

... the vermillion torii gates at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyototrip #kyotogram #visitjapan #japan #japan_photo #japan_focus #japantrip #japantravel #morningwalk #fushimiinari #fushimiinaritaisha #toriigate #vermillion #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #traveldeeper #travelgram #travellover #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps

... walking through the torii gates at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyototrip #kyotogram #visitjapan #japan #japan_photo #japan_focus #japantrip #japantravel #morningwalk #toriigate #torii #fushimiinari #fushimiinaritaisha #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #traveldeeper #travelgram #travellover #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps

... the corridors of gates at Kyoto’s Fushimi Imari Taisha. The Shinto shrine is famous for thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails winding along the side of a mountain to the south of Kyoto. Fushimi Inari is the most important of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice, and because foxes are thought to be Inari's messengers there are many statues across the grounds. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyototrip #kyotogram #visitjapan #japan #japan_photo #japan_focus #japantrip #japantravel #fushimiinari #fushimiinarishrine #shrine #toriigate #gates #landscape #morningwalk #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #traveldeeper #travelgram #travellover #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps

... Kyoto Street food snack time and first up is yakitori. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyotofood #streetfood #travelfood #food #foodie #foodporn #yakitori #japan #visitjapan #japantravel #japantrip #japanesefood #foodphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #travelgram #traveldeeper #slowtravel #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @explorekyoto

... fans for sale in Kyoto. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyotostyle #japan #japantrip #japantravel #japan_of_insta #japanstyle #fan #shop #shopping #tradition #japanese #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #travellife #slowtravel #traveldeeper #travelgram #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @explorekyoto @escapesnaps

... old-time fashions at Kyoto’s Kiyomizu Temple. TRAVEL TIP 🌏 Locals - and even some foreign visitors - rent traditional costumes to visit the shrines and temples around Kyoto. Just like going to Sovereign Hill and having a snap taken in Victorian-era fashions. . . . #kiyomizudera #kiyomizutemple #kiyomi #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyotostyle #kyotogram #japanesegirl #japan #japantrip #japantravel #japanese #japan_photo #japanesefashion #costume #kimono #kimonostyles #travelling #travel #traveller #traveldeeper #slowtravel #travelgram #travellover #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @visit.kyoto

... a quiet corner of Kyoto’s Kiyomizu Temple. . . . #kiyomizudera #kiyomizu #kiyomizutemple #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #japan #visitjapan #japantravel #japantrip #japan_focus #temple #garden #gardenlove #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #travelgram #traveldeeper #slowtravel #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #autumnvibes #autumn #escapesnaps @escapesnaps

... welcome to Kyoto. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyotostyle #japantrip #japantravel #visitjapan #japan_of_insta #japanculture #temple #shrine #kyototemple #kiyomizu #kiyomizudera #kiyomizutemple #garden #gardenlove #outside #autumn travel #travelling #traveller #travelgram #travellover #traveldeeper #slowtravel #travelphotography #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps

... a whole store of cookie cutters in Tokyo’s Kitchen Street. . . . #tokyo #visittokyo #tokyolife #japan #japantravel #japantrip #visitjapan #kitchenstreet #kappabashidori #kitchen #cookies #cooking #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #travelgram #traveldeeper #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps

... a quiet corner of Tokyo Shangri-La. The hotel is famous for its floral arrangements and I love this one in the lobby celebrating autumn. TRAVEL TIP 🌏 Even if you’re not staying at the Shangri-La during a Tokyo visit plan to stop by in the late afternoon to watch the sunset with a glass of something lovely from the very scenic bar up on the 24th floor. Or, even better, reserve a window seat to enjoy an elegant afternoon tea accompanied by a view across the Tokyo skyline. . . . #tokyo #tokyolife #tokyotravel #japan #visitjapan #japantrip #japantravel #shangrilahotel #shangrilatokyo #hotel #hotellife #hotellovers #hotelstyle #lobby #inside #interiordesign #interiordesign #travel #travelling #traveller #travellife #travellover #traveldeeper #slowtravel #travelphotography #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @shangrilahotels @shangrila_tokyo

... Senso-Ji Temple in Asakusa. . . . #tokyo #tokyotravel #tokyolife #asakusa #asakusatemple #sensoji #sensojitemple #japan #visitjapan #japantravel #japantrip #temple #facade #architecture #architecturelovers #historicbuilding #autumndays #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #traveldeeper #travellife #travellove #travelgram #instatravel #escapesnaps @escapesnaps

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