The Brisbane Night Noodle Markets are a fun,festive and delicious event held in July each year as part of city’s annual Good Food Month celebrations. Make your way along to the Southbank Cultural Forecourt to join in and make this year bigger and better than…
The Aomori Nebuta Matsuri is held in early August. If you can’t be in town for the festival you can still experience it at the Wa-Rasse Nebuta museum. We regularly plan our Japan trips to include community events and festivals. It’s such a fun time…
Local festivals are a great time to visit a Japanese Temple or Shrine. This large UNESCO listed temple is especially beautiful during the cherry blossoms and the Hanami Gyoretsu festival but it’s not the only season that it’s excels.
The Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year (CNY) is such a dramatic and fun celebration to be part of but what do you you do if you can’t travel to China this year to celebrate? You join the local celebrations in the country you’re…
The Sapporo Snow Festival is an incredible winter wonderland of all things snow & ice. Spread across 3 huge sites it’s the biggest winter festival in Japan so here are a few tips for getting the most out of your visit.
I love the Chinese New Year celebrations and wherever we are I try to get along to some of the festivities. A few years back we celebrated in Kobe, Japan. Last year we decided to spend Chinese New Year in Sydney, Australia so I thought…
Have you been to NightQuarter, the Gold Coasts newest foodie market? Located in the Gold Coast suburb of Helensvale, NightQuarter is around a 30 minute drive from Surfers Paradise but this market is anything but suburban. It opened in November 2015 after three years of planning. NightQuarter is the…
As soon as I knew we’d be in Kyoto on the 1st April I mentally blocked out the middle of the day for the Kenka-sai festival. Incorporating festivals and cultural events on our Japan trips is something we’ve done since our first visit and it’s provided some…
A highlight in the May calendar for fans of outdoor art is Firstcoat, the Toowoomba street art festival. First Coat is an initiative where local and international artists are invited to revive a city wall with colour, drama and creativity. Legal walls are volunteered by local business…
Headed to Kyoto for springtime? It’s one of our favourite sakura spots in Japan so here are some of the best locations and events for viewing cherry blossom in Kyoto. In early March cherry blossom fever hits Kyoto. The ume (peach blossom) are wafting their…
There’s not much that’s more adorable, or kawaii I guess, than dozens of young children in traditional kimonos. It’s a sight you’re likely to see a lot in Shinto shrines during the shichi-go-san festival in mid November. An excess of cuteness and so many bright colours is a photographers dream…
The Brisbane Good Food and Wine Show is on again from the 26th – 28th October 2018. If you’re thinking of heading along or wondering what to expect here’s our guide to get you underway. One of the highlights of travelling, at least in our…
