Tea Time

Posted by on Dec 15, 2011 in Kyoto, Travel Volunteer Journey | 5 Comments
Tea Time

“Fancy a cuppa?” “Ooh yeah, I’d love one.” “How do you take it?” “Milk and two, ta.” Then Person A slinks off to the kitchen, tosses a generic tea bag in a cup, drowns it in boiling water, stirs it around briefly, hauls it out, plops in the two sugars and milk, then takes it ...

Buried Alive

Buried Alive

A certain amount of it has to come down to trust. Advertising today has got to a point where people regurgitate the work of copywriters as their own opinion without really knowing what they’re talking about: “Yeah but [this generic health product or treatment] is full of nutrients and natural goodness.” What does that actually ...

China Town

Posted by on Nov 23, 2011 in Saga, Travel Volunteer Journey | One Comment
China Town

If you’re going to go for something, don’t hold back. Take a leaf out Arita’s book. Four hundred years ago, it became a porcelain hub and now, well the entire place is beautifully breakable. There are porcelain fittings for light switches, porcelain dolls to mark out the ladies and gents bathrooms, odd chunks of broken ...

Going Potty

Posted by on Oct 5, 2011 in Tochigi, Travel Volunteer Journey | 3 Comments
Going Potty

There really aren’t many downsides to travelling full time, but for Katy the lack of her own creative space sometimes becomes frustrating. For the last couple of years, she’s been reduced to taking pictures of everything and anything she likes: crafts, pottery and a thousand knicknacks from around the world. We’ve seen some inspirational stuff, ...