Becky has explored completely solo, travel guide in hand, and as part of small group tours as a solo traveller around the world. While setting off alone for a spot of navel-gazing will always be a romantic endeavour, small group tours can be easier, cheaper and more fun!  (more…)

Autumn is one of the most popular times to visit Japan, and for good reason. The landscape (70% of it mountainous) bursts into colour with the arrival of koyo (autumn leaves). Vermillion maple trees shroud Kyoto temples, yellow gingko trees line the Tokyo streets, and a warm-hued patchwork reflects in the lakes of national parks. (more…)

Three years after supping all of the sake on a mammoth trip around Japan, Lucy and Tom have brought the taste of the East to South London with the UK’s first ever sake brewery. (more…)

Travel consultant Anna now resides in Boulder, Colorado, but when she's back in Japan she wastes no time heading to Shimokitazawa, a quirky corner of Tokyo. (more…)

Nan Merritt's long-awaited solo traveller trip to Japan was everything she hoped it would be (and perhaps a little bit more...) (more…)