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Mon, 9 Aug 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 9 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [228]
Feeling much better today as I left Nagoya and headed inland for the town of Takayama in the Gifu prefecture. The bus ride was beautiful. The scenery was of lush forested mountains and small villages nestled in valleys with rivers running through them.... Read more >
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 | By japan-uary | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Andrew Nowell is the name! I’m a 23 year old South Australian I have a camera, and an insatiable hunger to use it.
Recently I was in Japan......what a country!! For me travel is all about the people you meet. The Japanese were the polar opposite of ...
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [321]
So today I leave Fuji behind and move on towards Nagoya after having the worst sleep of my night. My dorm was invaded by Japanese teenage boys so it was 7 of them and 1 of me. 1 of the boys was huge, I mean Enormous! He also snored. Now to put it into ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [226]
Just a little headsup about the future of these blogs. I think they are going to be every week as a lot happens in the week to make it hard to find time. So expect updates at the end of every week.
Sat, 7 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [311]
So today was the big climb day. I was pumped, I was excited, I.......had so little stuff compared to everyone else climbing. I got a bus to the 5th station on the mountain. Fuji has 9 stations running up and then the summit. The 5th station puts us in ... Read more >
Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1177]
We've seen this wonderful British double decker bus in American Village for quite some time now. Looked interesting, but when we go to American Village for a meal, we usually have a hard time choosing between our favorite Ramen shop or to Ali Baba, ... Read more >
Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [241]
So today left Tokyo behind and boarded a bus that took me to a place called Kawaguchiko. Not really a big place..........except that it's at the foot of Mt. Fuji!!! Awe-inspiring to say the least. Managed to get into a youth hostel and decided to go ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [200]
My last day in Tokyo before I head out. So got up early again (Not that Early!) and headed to Ueno Park, home to the National Museum and Battleground of the Shogi-Tai warriors. These were the guys who fought against the formation of the new government ... Read more >
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [201]
So, because I went to bed so early Japan time, I was up incredibly early, say around 2 am! Yep, so what do you do in Tokyo at 2 in the morning. Well, thats easy, you go to the Tsukiji Fish Market. It may not sound exciting at first but this place is ... Read more >
Tue, 3 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [234]
Well, here it is, the beginning of my blog. Will it continue? Who knnows. We can only hope. Lets see, I landed in Tokyo alright after passing through several time zones and landed at Narita airport. Met a nice Italian couple on the plane who are doing ... Read more >
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 | By yoshi | Views [793] | Comments [5]
Dogs in pajamas in strollers, piped music on public streets, the smell of takoyaki hanging in the balmy air, the incessant chatter of cicadas, the random old men who stop their bikes just to tell me it's "atsui!" (hot), people on loudspeakers ... Read more >
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [3076] | Comments [4]
As I was surfing the Net for some crafting inspiration the other night, I stumbled across an announcement that the sequel to the cookbook, "Hello, Cupcake!" that my sweet cousin Mel had sent me was now available. "What's New, Cupcake?"... Read more >
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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