The Great Travels of Sue

I wrote a short post about this all the way back in October 2012, but since it's now one of my most popular posts on this blog I've ...

This is a list of interesting things that I noticed/happened to me in the four months while I was living in Tokyo. I gradually added to it w...

For the next few weeks in Stockholm (and also Helsinki), the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) World Mens Championships are on. Tic...

"Fika" is a word you will hear every day in Sweden. I had never heard of it before coming here, but after a few days I realised it...

To get anywhere in Tokyo, you have two options - the train or the subway. You could also factor in walking, bus and bike. But the first two ...

Shinjuku Japan's a big place like. . . . This is a view from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings in Shinjuku. On the 45t...

For a 2016 update please visit my more recent post here: Cheap Japanese Souvenirs Although I live next to Tokyo, and work there most days,...

The key to having a blog is to update regularly, something I have been failing to do. And now, for an update on festivals. Japanese Festiv...

So I have visited Tokyo Dome, Akihabara, Tokyo Tower and Shibuya (in that order too). And I have noticed a pattern emerging - they're bo...

I will be travelling to Japan in August 2012 to work for 4 months, and to Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013, to study in University there fo...