Caffé Florian opened in Piazza San Marco in 1720. It is the oldest café in the world (in continuous operation). It is also the most expensive café in the world. The history, the opulence, the music, and the setting make it an unmissable experience if you find yourself in Venice. I recently found myself in…
Blossom Kitty Doesn’t Travel
Well, actually, Blossom Kitty can NOT travel. Few people can. However, being from Melbourne, Australia, I am not sure how many other people have such stringent rules on how far they can travel. We are on Day 37 of Stage 4 lockdown, and we are unable to travel further than a 5km radius from our…
A fantastic travel experience in my own backyard…
When our world began to shrink in February, many people thought it would be short-lived and we would return to normal before long. As the borders to more and more countries were closing, and then sweeping travel bans came in, travel became increasingly less likely. Now, in Australia, and in particular in Melbourne, not only…
COVID-19, Canberra and impending confinement.
Travel during a global pandemic was always going to be interesting and different. We had no way of knowing when we booked how strange it was going to get… I had bought Super Saké Boy a Japanese woodworking short course for Christmas last year. The only person in Australia that I could find offering such…
The Magnificent and Marvellous Met
Last month in New York we spent the better part of a day at The Met… The Metropolitan Museum of Art at 1000 5th Avenue. This place defies description in words. Stu had told me that it would blow me away, and I was fully prepared to be wowed, but my expectation did not even…
A History of (In)Humanity
Recently, while visiting family in Winnipeg, we had the opportunity to visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The museum opened in 2014 and the website states the purpose of the museum to “explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference to Canada, to enhance the public’s understanding of human…
Variety is the Spice of Life
I love travelling and I love writing about my travels. I have been writing about Japan for four years now, and I never tire of my favourite subject. However, my recent trip to North America was amazing, and I must say, I really want to share some of the incredible things I experienced. I also…
Blossomkitty Travels 