Travel Blog

One of the things I found most surprising about Japan was that every hotel provides pyjamas. They’re usually laid out neatly on top of the bed, rather than tucked away in a wardrobe like robes and slippers often are in Western hotels. According to Google, this is done for a mix of cultural, practical and hospitality reasons. You can look that up for yourselves. We found that pyjamas were provided in both traditional Japanese hotels and Western-style chains. In every case, the

As we get braver with our travelling and start to explore a little further afield - and a little further off the beaten track - we’ve taken another look at the need for holiday vaccinations. Whilst I’m not afraid of needles, I don’t particularly like them, and having a jab / shot / injection isn’t something I’d describe as fun. I had previously used ChatGPT to “confirm” that no injections were necessary. This was achieved by making a generous number of assumptions and genera