• Sydney gets a facelift

    Oh Sydney – your harbour and your beaches are devastatingly beautiful, your weather is so kind and you are as multicultural as ever. But there is one thing: your city centre is a bit of a hole. And it isn’t just me saying so. Your council knows it too because it has injected millions into…

  • Getting nude in Hakone

    My friend Ange and I were in Hakone, one hour train ride from bustling Toks. Hakone is in a volcanically active national park, surrounded by mountains. The temperature drops, the crowd disappears and the restaurants literally close at 7pm. Tokyo-ians come to escape the city life. International visitors come for the best views of Mount…