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Moss, Mystic and Mononoke at Yakushima’s Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

25 September 202310 August 2018

The spectacular visuals in Hayao Miyazaki’s widely acclaimed Princess Mononoke have inspired many travellers to trek all the way to Yakushima Island and search for the mystical mossy forest depicted in the animation.

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  📌 Save this for your Taiwan trip 🇹🇼    🎁 Use pro  
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📌 Save this! I found the best hotel breakfast in B 📌 Save this! I found the best hotel breakfast in Bali 🌞  
 
Roomah at Holiday Inn Resort Bali Canggu serves mornings that feel more like a feast than a buffet. @roomahcanggu is the hotel’s all-day dining restaurant. Its name comes from the Indonesian word rumah, meaning home and the kitchen takes that seriously! 
 
The breakfast buffet included unlimited à la carte hot dishes.  
 
I ate so well that I skipped lunch because there was simply no room left.  
 
I have eaten at well regarded cafes in Canggu and Roomah holds its own against all of them. 
 
For first time visitors to Bali, this breakfast sets a high standard for the rest of your trip. 
 
Foodie Highlights  
🥐 All-you-can-eat buffet with fresh pastries, fruits and cheese 
🔥Unlimited à la carte hot dishes cooked to order  
🥢Local favourites like nasi goreng, mee goreng and dim sum
🥖 Western plates with sourdough, avocado and eggs any style  
☕ Free flow juices and coffee  
🌱 Diverse options for gluten free and vegetarian diets 
 
😝 I feel hungry just sharing this! Bookmark this for your next trip to Bali 🏝️
 
👉 Full hotel review is linked in my bio. 
 
 
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⁣ 📌 Save this for your next trip to Bali!⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Be ⁣
📌 Save this for your next trip to Bali!⁣
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➡️ Best Stay in Canggu, Bali⁣
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🌴 My first visit to Canggu was so relaxing and full of amazing discoveries.⁣
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I was lucky enough to spend a rejuvenating weekend at what turned out to be the best hotel in Canggu with a gorgeous rooftop infinity pool - Holiday Inn Resort Bali Canggu!⁣
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From sunsets reflected across the rooftop pool 🌅 to the rhythm of Batu Bolong Beach just minutes away, the resort captured everything I imagined Canggu to be.⁣
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The atmosphere is lively, the location unbeatable and the views unforgettable.⁣
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@holidayinnbalicanggu delivers the perfect mix of comfort and convenience.⁣
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Just a 4 minute walk to Batu Bolong Beach, this IHG resort places you right in the heart of Canggu’s surf, cafés and nightlife. 🏄‍♂️☕🌴⁣
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⭐️ Highlights I loved ⭐️⁣
🌊 Rooftop Infinity Pool: Panoramic sunset views, the ultimate chill spot⁣
🏝️ Modern Rooms: Comfortable and contemporary with Balinese influences⁣
🍴 Roomah Restaurant: The best all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet with unlimited freshly-prepared ala carte dishes⁣
📍 Prime Location: A short walk to beautiful beaches and surf spots that define Canggu.⁣
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👉 My full hotel review article is now live with an honest account of the highlights and tips to make the most of your stay. Link in bio!⁣
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✈️ Returning after 12 years: Where in Japan 🇯🇵?⁣⁣  ✈️ Returning after 12 years: Where in Japan 🇯🇵?⁣⁣ 
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I’m finally heading back to this region in Japan! I couldn’t be more excited. ⁣⁣ 
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My first visit was in the summer of 2014 when I explored three prefectures and promised myself I’d return. ⁣⁣ 
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It took me a long time to make my way back but the wait has made this trip feel even more special. ⁣⁣ 
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This time, I will complete the full four-prefecture circuit!⁣⁣ 
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It remains one of Japan’s most unexplored and quietly magical areas. The kind of place that stays with you long after you leave.⁣⁣ 
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Any guesses where this might be?⁣⁣ 
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⭐️ Let’s see if you can name this region and the prefectures! The Japan most travellers never reach.!
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#whywendywrites #whywendywriteslovesjapan⁣⁣  #anotherjapan #japantravel
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🇹🇼 Taste the Best of Taiwan at Food & Hospitality 🇹🇼 Taste the Best of Taiwan at Food & Hospitality Asia 2026 @fha_sg
The Taiwan Pavilion has transformed Singapore Expo into a gateway to Taiwan’s culinary soul!
🌟 What a gastronomical treat! More than 100 exhibitors under one roof offering a mosaic of flavours from fresh fruits and mountain teas to irresistible street food and pastries.
From Tainan’s fruits to Chiayi’s famed delicacies, Changhua’s pastries, Yunlin’s snacks, Nantou’s teas, and Taichung’s culinary gems. Each region brings its own story to the table.
I’m especially excited to see Chiayi’s Lin Tsung Ming Smart Fish 林聰明沙鍋魚頭 @smartfish168 and HGT Hwa Gung Tea 華剛茶 @hgtea1918 showcased in Singapore!
Many Taiwan products are available in Singapore now thanks to @xintaiwangalleria 新台灣館 🩷
🍽️ Food & Hospitality Asia 2026
🗓️ Dates: April 21–24, 2026
📍 Venue: Singapore Expo, Hall 8 (Taiwan Pavilion)
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⁣⁣ Flipping into a Lucky Horse Year 🐎✨⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ So luc ⁣⁣
Flipping into a Lucky Horse Year 🐎✨⁣⁣
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So lucky to catch this super athletic, head-standing horse at 韮菜芭城隍庙 Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple⁣⁣
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The horsey decorations everywhere are seriously the cutest 🧧💛⁣⁣
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Wishing everyone a year of success, prosperity, and good health ahead 🍊
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祝大家🐴年行大運!⁣⁣
馬到成功、馬上發財、萬事順遂!⁣⁣願新的一年福氣滿滿、平安健康、心想事成 ❤️⁣⁣
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#whywendywrites #lunarnewyear #lunarnewyear2026🐴🧧🪭 #新年快樂 #馬年
⁣ ‼️This is what a Michelin Green Star tastes lik ⁣
‼️This is what a Michelin Green Star tastes like in Taiwan 🌿✨⁣
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Michelin Green Star ⭐️ isn’t just about great food.⁣
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It’s awarded to restaurants that show extraordinary commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship and mindful gastronomy.⁣
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At Yang Ming Spring 陽明春天, Taiwan’s first Michelin Green Star restaurant⁣, under the vision of Founder Chen Chien-hung 陈健宏, vegan cuisine becomes an art form⁣.
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Thanks to @ymspring @taiwan_tourism_sg @tungchenyuan, I experienced their 10-course plant-based fine dining gastronomy in Singapore. ⁣
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Sustainability is the heart of every dish⁣. Made with fresh ingredients air-flown from Taiwan⁣ 🇹🇼
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Every dish is like a painting and so delicious. Crisp textures, bold aromas and flavours so clean and balanced.⁣
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😋 Food epiphany: Plant-based food can taste even better than meat⁣
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I know this for sure: Yang Ming Spring will be my first stop on my next trip to Taiwan!
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☀️ Bonus: Yang Ming Spring’s main restaurant is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Yangmingshan.⁣
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📌 This is the kind of place you’ll want to bookmark for your next Taiwan trip!
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📍 Yang Ming Spring⁣
No. 2, Lane 92, Zhongshan North Road, Section 6, Shilin District, Taipei City 111, Taiwan⁣ (Yangmingshan National Park area)⁣
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✈️ Start exploring! Know more and travel better. Follow whywendywrites for more travel inspiration ✨⁣⁣
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⁣ 📌 Save this Fukuoka’s best Yatai food spot!⁣ ⁣ ⁣
📌 Save this Fukuoka’s best Yatai food spot!⁣
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‼️ Most people visit Nakasu and Tenjin to experience the local Yatai dining… locals go HERE 👀⁣
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This Yatai in Nagahama is a local secret:
📍Nagahama no Hiroshi Yatai
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🍴What’s a Yatai?⁣
A Yatai is an open-air food stall, where you can watch your food being cooked fresh, right in front of you.
Fukuoka is the only city in Japan where this beloved street food tradition still thrives. A must-experience for food lovers!⁣
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👨‍🍳 Chef Hiroshi is a magician.⁣
Grilling. Frying. BBQ.⁣
All in a tiny open-air kitchen.⁣
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✨Fresh ingredients + live cooking
One chef. One counter.⁣
Unlimited comfort food.⁣
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🔥 Must-try:⁣
🥬 Pork-wrapped vegetable rolls⁣
🍢 Skewers (the chicken skin is must try)⁣
🥢 All the mentaiko specialties⁣
🍜 Fukuoka-style yaki ramen⁣
🍢 Motsu hot plate (Japanese offal)⁣
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Nagahama no Hiroshi (長浜のひろし)⁣
📍3-14 Nagahama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka⁣
🕕 6pm–12am⁣
❌ Closed Sun, Mon, and rainy days⁣
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🚶Nagahama Yatai Street is just a 10-min walk from Akasaka Station. Many other yatai stalls to try!⁣
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Planning to visit Japan in 2026⁉️
I strongly recommend exploring the 4️⃣ big cities of Kyushu: Fukuoka. Kitakyushu, Kumamoto and Kagoshima⁣
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➡️ Read @tripzillamag Kyushu guide + complete a short survey and stand a chance to win a round-trip air ticket to Fukuoka!⁣ Link in bio👆
✈️ Start exploring! Know more and travel better. Follow whywendywrites for more travel inspiration ✨⁣
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⁣ ‼️ 1.7 MILLION views on my Osaka pillow video 🤯 ⁣
‼️ 1.7 MILLION views on my Osaka pillow video 🤯⁣
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That tells me one thing! People like me are searching for the perfect pillow for a truly good night’s sleep.⁣⁣
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Because of the overwhelming response to the video and to welcome the New Year ㊗️ with better sleep!⁣⁣
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@hinomotoshingu and I are collaborating on a New Year special to say thank you 💛⁣⁣
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🎉 New Year Special Gift⁣⁣
A FREE pair of Japanese-made “Good Night Socks” (Oyasumi Socks) for my viewers⁣⁣ who purchase a pillow
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🎁 How to get your free socks:
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3️⃣ During your appointment, write “whywendywrites” as your referral on the fitting survey sheet⁣⁣
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4️⃣ Receive a free pair of good night socks ✨⁣⁣
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⁣Why these socks are special:⁣
🧦 Made in Japan by a long-established sock workshop in Nara Prefecture, one of Japan’s traditional sock-making regions⁣
🧦 Designed not to trap moisture while you sleep⁣
🧦 Gentle, non-tight fit that doesn’t squeeze your ankles and help with blood circulation⁣
🧦 Created specifically for comfortable, uninterrupted sleep⁣
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🏯 ⁣Hinomoto Shingu is a 100-year-old bedding specialty store in Osaka, trusted across generations for its craftsmanship and dedication to better sleep.⁣⁣
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📍Conveniently located just steps from Hommachi Station, right in the heart of Osaka–easy to visit even on a busy travel day.⁣⁣
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Why this made-to-order pillow works:⁣⁣
⭐ Custom-fitted to your neck, shoulders and sleeping posture⁣⁣
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If you’re heading to Osaka and serious about better sleep, this is one experience you shouldn’t miss!
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