One of my goals for while I was staying in Tokyo was to visit as many themed restaurants as I could because they are so uniquely Japanese. So after visiting Tokyo Skytree well into the night we made our way back towards our hotel in Shinjuku where we decided to eat our late dinner at the Christon Cafe. What constitutes a late dinner? We arrived at the Christon Cafe and after a small wait we began ordering our meal...

After studying JFK's assassination for 6 months in modern history at high school it felt surreal to actually be in Dallas.  Welcome to my 24 hours in Dallas. After flying directly from Sydney on the longest flight in the world (at the time) I arrived quite drained. 15 hours on a plane is an extremely long time, especially when you're travelling on your own! However for anyone who knows the hassle of LAX my arrival...

Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower located in Sumida, Tokyo. It is the tallest structure in Japan standing at an impressive 634 metres and is only second in the world to the Burj Khalifa. Tokyo Skytree has a very recognisable shape and can be seen for many, many miles. My favourite places to look out for Tokyo Skytree in the distance are when you are on the ferris wheel at Odaiba, or the Tower of Terror at...

Tokyo is one of the oldest cities in the world but you will find most of the architecture is considered quite modern. This is because through natural disasters and war the city has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. However there are still aspects of traditional Japan scattered all across Tokyo. One of the most famous places where culture from the Edo Period (1603 - 1867) can still be recognised is Asakusa. Asakusa is...

Welcoming 2015 made me think back to how I have spent all of my New Years in the past. That's when I realised without a doubt one of the most memorable New Years (or perhaps even one of my most memorable nights) was spent at the Sydney Opera House forecourt. That's how I decided that my next blog post would be all about my hometown. I absolutely love Sydney. No matter how far away I travel there's something irreplaceable about...