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Fushimi Inari Shrine 伏見稲荷大社

Having spend much of our recent time off from work hiking and running in the mountains, we decided ...

Thank you so much Japan!

Today we woke up feeling extremely happy and positive about life. We are both so thankful for what...

Takao to Hozukyo Hike!!!

Wow....what can I say!? This was unexpectedly one of the most beautiful hikes we have ever done! ...

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Good afternoon everyone and thank you for reading my columns! I wanted to let you know that I am...

Fuji 5 Lakes Ultramarathon

With Kyoto Marathon now over, I have to prepare my body and mind for an upcoming challenge in April...

A Wonderful day in Nara!

Yesterday we visited Nara again for the first time in almost 9 years! It was just as beautiful a...

I'm not a fan of 'self promotion' - BUT - here is a little bit about me :-)

As well as being a professional, native British English teacher, I am a highly experienced Personal...

Marathon Day!

Kyoto Marathon was so much fun!  I woke up at 5.30am to notice some snow on the rooftops outs...

Kyoto Marathon Exhibition!!!

Tomorrow I am very excited to be running the Kyoto Marathon! :-) Although I have ran many Ultra-...

Cafetalk day + Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Some of you may know that today is Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival as it is known in China....

Tasty food at 'Gomacro Salon' in Kyoto + schedule open!

Yesterday we took a break in the afternoon to go to the Kyoto Botanical Gardens, and to have a quic...

Climbing Mt.Hiei in the snow

Yesterday we took some time off to climb Mt.Hiei. This was the first mountain my girlfriend and I e...

Scientific Health benefits of Tai Chi + Discounted Lessons!

Some of you may be aware of the ancient practice of 'Tai Chi' but do not exactly know what it is. ...

Hamamatsu Expedition!

Yesterday we had to attend a business meeting in Hamamatsu, east of Kyoto.   As we had the S...

The crazy things we do for our passions! - Part 2

This time we had to walk for 1 hour in extremely heavy snow to get the bus to go snowboarding. It i...

Delightful food and drink in Japan! - Whisky ウイスキー

Good morning everyone! Today I am going to write about one of the 'hidden gems' of Japanese food a...

Delightful food and drink in Japan! - Mochi

It may seem like an obvious choice for many of my Japanese readers, but 'mochi' is amazing!!!! ...

Lessons for life - 'THE FROG IN THE POT'

Thank you for reading my new column yesterday on 'Delightful food and drink in Japan'! Today I wil...

Delightful food and drink in Japan! - Natto + LESSON PRICE REDUCTIONS!

I have decided to start a new column series today (don't worry - I will be continuing with my previ...

My two favourite places on the planet....

My two favourite places on the planet are as both in Japan. But they could not be more different......

Snowboarding (in Hokkaido) - Yin Yang theory + Proof reading!

Good morning friends! :-) Yesterday we decided to once again take advantage of the beautiful snow ...

Sapporo Beer Museum!

This place was previously a brewery for the Sapporo Beer company. It is one of the three biggest be...

Books that changed my life - Part 3

Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a lovely warm day. Today it is -7 degrees here in Sap...

'Yoga for the face and eyes makes women look younger' - Study! :-)

Good morning everyone!  As some of you may have already seen - I am a Yoga instructor as a te...

Books that changed my life - Part 2!

Thank you for reading my previous columns everyone. It is greatly appreciated that you are enjoyin...

Lessons for life - 'CRABS IN THE NET'

Good morning friends! I will continue my series on 'Books that changed my life' tomorrow, but for ...

Books that changed my life - Part 1

Good morning friends! I have decided to start a new series of columns today, and I would like to d...

New lesson! *Yoga for functional strength* - DISCOUNT!

Good morning Cafetalk friends! Today is the day I am pleased to announce the release of my highly ...

Hokkaido is a winter wonderland!

Another day in the mountains.   Yesterday was our first day off since we arrived in Hokkaido...

EXPERIENCE broadens the mind - Part 2!

*We are all one + travel broadens the mind!* - Part 2   Good morning friends! I’m wri...