Blog Posts for Central Asia & North Asia

  • Cherry blossom season in Japan

    By Kellie Bright on Fri, 20/01/2012 - 4:35am, 0 comments

    Monique Engler says from the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan. The cherry blossoms come and go, but not without being noticed.

    Everyone stops. The whole country drinks sake until they can’t walk, and stare at the blossoms until the last pale petal floats to the ground. Wandering into Yoyogi Koen, or in fact any park in Japan, you can’t help but be swept away with the merriment as thousands of people celebrate this annual occurrence.

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  • Our Yunnan adventure: Tony and Olga Hammock

    By Kellie Bright on Tue, 17/01/2012 - 11:15am, 0 comments

    Peregrine adventurers, Tony and Olga Hammock, recently returned from the 10-day Yunnan Explorer trip. They took some fantastic photos, which they've kindly offered to share with the Peregrine community. Here are a few of our favourite shots, with a little caption about each one from Tony:

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  • Feast cookalong: Kung Pao chicken

    By Alix Clark on Tue, 10/01/2012 - 2:10am, 0 comments

    Alix Clark is the editor of SBS food magazine Feast. In this regular series, she will choose a different dish from Feast magazine and recreate it in her own kitchen:

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  • A spin on the traditional family holiday

    By Kellie Bright on Mon, 28/11/2011 - 11:58am, 0 comments

    We all know there's nothing quite like packing up the kids, bikes, boogie boards and cricket bats for a trip to the beach during summer. But it's not until you've taken a wrong turn, the kids start fighting or you leave the dog at the service station that you remember how much effort it can be.

    So why not try something different and take a family trip where all the hard work is done for you. It shouldn't just be the kids who get to kick back and enjoy the ride. Create some memories together and save your sanity at the same time!

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  • 3 ghoulish festivals around the world!

    By Kellie Bright on Thu, 27/10/2011 - 4:35am, 0 comments

    In honour of the upcoming Halloween celebrations, we look at three festivals around the world that celebrate the dead. They're not as morbid as you think!

    Near Death Festival 
    Every year in Las Nieves, Spain, people who have suffered a near death experience in the past year attend the Fiesta de Santa Marta de Ribarteme. This is a Mass in celebration of the Patron Saint of resurrection.

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  • Why we love it: Japan

    By Kellie Bright on Thu, 20/10/2011 - 9:09am, 0 comments

    This is the next in our Why We Love It Series. We are using this series to showcase some wonderful blogs written by passionate Peregrine staff members. Each blog focuses on a different destination, and today's is about Japan:

    Japan...what a place! Definitely a world of its own. From the moment I arrived I loved it. Tokyo is a crazy, exciting, addictive place, from the neon lights and outrageous fashion to the busy streets and flashing games arcades. I had so much fun there.

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  • Our visit from Mao's Last Dancer

    By Kellie Bright on Wed, 05/10/2011 - 9:48am, 0 comments

    We were extremely privileged to have former ballet dancer Li Cunxin visit the Peregrine office yesterday.
    Li is the author of Mao's Last Dancer, the 2003 Australian Book of the Year, which describes his journey from Beijing to America and finally to Australia where he still lives today.

    Mao's Last Dancer begins in poverty-stricken Beijing, where more than 38 million people died of starvation between the years 1958 and 1961.

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  • Why we love it: China

    By Kellie Bright on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 10:08am, 0 comments

    This is our first in a series of blogs called "Why we love it". Each blog was written by a Peregrine staffer who has felt a special connection with that destination. Today's inspirational piece is about China.

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  • A musical journey around the world

    By Kellie Bright on Tue, 28/06/2011 - 11:49am, 0 comments

    Think Buenos Aires and the strains of the tango accompany the images; memories of Cuba come with a breathless dash of rumba music and separating the sounds of West Africa from its people is nigh on impossible.

    Music is the lifeblood of many countries, and catching a local performance is something that many people hope for during their travels.

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  • How to write your own travel blog

    By Leigh on Wed, 01/06/2011 - 4:30am, 2 comments

    The word ‘blog’ originated from the term ‘web log’ and was initially taken up only by those web savvy enough or with the funds to dedicate to the idea. Today, however, it’s easy. You don’t need to know anything about source code or HTML and you don’t need a cent. If you have the time and the motivation to write about anything you can easily set up your own blog.

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