The Great Travels of Sue

This is a popular attraction in Kakegawa, a stop on the Shinkansen in Shizuoka Prefecture, about an hour and a half south of Tokyo. There is...

One of the infamous Jeepneys! Monument with the national flag As a young, particularly pale white woman, I didn’t enjoy my ti...

I feel kind of sad for Nara, because it’s actually an entire Prefecture, and most foreign tourists (including me) only make time to go to o...

I went to Osaka after spending 2 action packed days in Kyoto. My feet were blistering, my legs had turned to jelly and I was exhausted. But ...

Recently I went on a trip to Kyoto. I was travelling during a big Japanese holiday, which made a lot of things difficult. Obviously I would ...

I'm an organised person. And by organised, I mean it sometimes borderlines control freak, and this becomes much more apparent when I go ...

Wexford, known as the 'Sunny South East' and home of the 'yellow bellies'. The latter makes us sound quite cowardly, but as ...

This will be the first in a series about some Irish destinations and what they have to offer! Since I am Irish myself I would like to be...

This is a topical destination considering the Winter Olympics are now on, but it's also very contentious considering the issues with gay...

Unfortunately Croatia is still just a place on the list to visit for my great travels! When I was studying in Sweden I met some fantastic Cr...

I have a show on my student radio, called The Travel Show. Every Friday I take a city, country or region and discuss some of the highlights....

As I mentioned Hyperdia was my favourite website for looking up the Japanese trains and subways, www.japan-guide.com was my favourite webs...