About us
Hi ! We are Hiromi and Nick based in Byron Bay Australia who are like kids on a Blanco trying to enjoy a simple healthy lifestyle and follow our passions
We think life must be lived as play.
The world is a playground and life is pushing our swings to feel the freedom and be open to simply enjoy life like we all felt when we were kids
BLANCO also translates to WHITE, suggesting that our life is like a white empty clean canvas and it is up to us as individuals of what colors, textures and shapes we want to add to it!
Our mission is to provide unique travel and cultural experiences for the conscious minded individual. We love connecting with local communities true way of life within their natural environment. We aspire to offer an authentic approach of understanding new cultures and sustainable living practices in order to nurture ourselves and our planet.

Hiromi Shibasaki
After graduating from Sophia University in Japan (BA Psychology),she joined the highly competitive leadership training program at GE Capital where she worked for 5 years in various positions such as structured financing, sales, marketing and corporate citizenship. + Read full profile

Nick Coghlan
Nick grew up by the ocean on the east coast of Australia. From an early age he started surfing and was given scholarships at the High Performance Centre for Surfing. Over his career he has trained under the best coaches within Australia and went on to be a Professional Surfer travelling the world on the ASP World Qualifying Series. + Read Full Profile
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JAPAN TRIP VOL4. ART ISLANDS- Naoshima & Teshima (KAGAWA)
We all have a bucket list in life. Places we want to visit one day, things we want to do some day.. It was my partner Damien's first time to Japan but he was very humble and did not have much wish list. He just wished that I spend enough time with my family and...
JAPAN TRIP VOL3. Crystal Blue Waters- Shimanto (KOCHI, SHIKOKU)
After some serious SHINRINYOKU - FOREST BATHING and feeling rejuvenated in the deep mountains of Tosa-cho, we were ready for some ocean and water time. Although this wasn't merely a surf trip and we didn't pack our surfboards, after all, Damien and I are both keen...
JAPAN TRIP VOL2 . Rice fields, Mountains and Kendo- Tosa-cho ( KOCHI, SHIKOKU)
Departing Ichinomiya, we went back to Narita Airport to catch our domestic flight to Kochi in the Shikoku Region. It's about an 1hour and 15 min flight, the cheapest way to get there would be via JetStar on their sales. Our ticket was about AUS $100 one way. Kochi is...