Theme Park and Travel Guide

Cinderella's Castle at Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World It seems to be an almost certainty, the better the holiday, the worse the post travel depression when you return home. Actually, this is a scientific fact – Post travel depression is real. You lament being back at home, you keep thinking how great your last holiday was, you pour over past photos and dearly wish you were still there living the dream.  It makes sense. On holiday your body is burning with adrenalin, you are having fun, eating great food (or at least not cooking it!), enjoying new experiences, sleeping in, relaxing and your worries are far away. And then - you return back to the real world and your normal existence and your same old routine (which cannot possibly match the thrilling heights of a wonderful trip away). *Disclaimer: If you are suffering severe Depression symptoms please see your Doctor We returned in April from a magical trip to Hong Kong and Japan. Amongst other things we v...

Minoo Park Waterfall We had a spare day to fill in Osaka, and we decided to spend it at Minoo Park after some recommendations from Facebook groups. Minoo Park is also known as Minooh and Minoh Park. I have no idea why this place has so many ‘other names’. It takes about 30 minutes to get to Minoo Park from central Osaka. The station you are looking for is Minoo Station on the Hyperdia.com website for navigating how to get there. We had a lovely day visiting this park. The weather was fine and there was a lot of greenery with lots of ‘tunnels of green’ to walk through. The 3 km hike to a waterfall is not onerous as it is very flat to walk (and so is also ideal for prams). The scenery was beautiful with lots of vermillion red bridges and old bridges. Combined with an insect museum, a free foot onsen (foot spa) and yummy maple leaf snack (unique to the area) – you really can’t go wrong visiting this wonderful gem of a place. Tunnels of Green Here are my re...