A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer

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She/her. Montrealer. Full-time freelance content creator, blogger and translator (French to English/ English to French). Currently working on several manuscripts about the life of composer Violet Archer (my great aunt).

Category: Travel stories

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

    Our bodies have been home for a week now, but our brains just made it back today. That’s how bad the jet-lag has been. When we first arrived in Tokyo, we’d also been struck by the major time difference, and we did feel worn out for a week but we were so excited to discover…

  • Flower fields in Furano

  • Iwatayama monkey park

    Iwatayama monkey park

      Iwatayama monkey park in Arashiyama, a suburb of Kyoto. Here, monkeys roam freely, as humans keep quiet and observe, so not to get the critters too stressed out.

  • Food from a department store

      There is no lack of places to find food in Japan. One of the best spots to go is actually rather surprising for us Canadians: department store basements. Under the many floors showcasing posh clothes, exquisite perfumes and shiny jewelry, you’ll find yourself in a bustling atmosphere will hundreds of tasty dishes to choose…

  • Mini toriis at Fushimi Inari shrine

      We hiked at the beautiful Fushimi Inari shrine. Kyoto has many shrines and temples, but this one is extra special because the trails are meant to make you pass under thousands of large toriis (a torii is the door to access a shrine)