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Wed, 7 May 2008 | By magdef | Views [1292]
Hello all! and thanks for checking in to the first
installment of this travel blog I plan to keep for my month and a half trip
from Shanghai, China down through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and then a final
jump up to India, where ... Read more >
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Sun, 4 May 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [1778] | Comments [2]
Ahh, Tokyo. Back in the big city, back
in our Sakura Hotel. This time, however, we got a “twin room”
instead of a “double room” as the latter were all booked. Good
news actually, as the room was much bigger ... Read more >
Fri, 2 May 2008 | By atish | Views [577] | Comments [3]
Before I landed in Tokyo I had to conquer the 10 hour flight over. Not to bad, would of liked more sleep but who's complaining when I had 2 window seats to myself, and got to watch 27dresses and Duno.
Once we touched down on foreign territory my butterflys ... Read more >
Fri, 2 May 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [3127] | Comments [1]
After Nikko we're back in Tokyo. Only
briefly this time, for a change of trains to get to Kamakura. But
the station is unmistakeable in its Tokyo-ness.
Again the crowds are dominated by the
conservative grays ... Read more >
Fri, 2 May 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [1600] | Comments [1]
I am old. I did my best to run away,
but turned 30 nonetheless. Although, when exactly I turned 30 is a
little bit of a mystery, what with timezones and datelines and what
not. We decided that this meant I got to ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [2029] | Comments [1]
After such an early start for the
Buddhist ceremony, and walking around Koya-san, and then the trip to
Nara, we were dead on our feet when we got there. The tourist
information desk booked us into a nearby hotel. After about
two-weeks in ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [900]
Monday 28th & Tuesday 29th April I had to be out of the internet cafe at 05.00, so my alarm woke me at 04.45, I grabbed my stuff and headed back out onto the streets of Tokyo to find the sun up and a fair amount of people on the street. The ... Read more >
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [748]
Sunday 27th April I got up feeling slightly better than I did when I went to bed the night before, but still woke up with the thought of Chelsea overtaking United at the top of the league.... my worst nightmare (at least in terms of footballing ... Read more >
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [1671] | Comments [6]
Koya-san is a remote little town high
up in the hills south of the conjoined metropolises of Kyoto and
Osaka. It's home to a Japanese School of Buddism, and houses many
monasteries ... Read more >
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1423]
Saturday 26th April We left Kumi's flat at 09.30 and headed into town on another beautiful day. I had packed up my stuff and brought my rucksack with me as I would get the train back to Tokyo from near Shigu, the village where Kumi's parents lived.... Read more >
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [5538] | Comments [5]
Sunday.
As in, a weekend.
At one of Japan's most popular tourist
spots for Japanese tourists.
Oops.
OK, so Kyoto is probably more popular,
but is also spread out. This is ONE place. ... Read more >
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [824]
Friday 25th April It felt good not to have to wake up to the alarm which usually got me started on a busy day of sightseeing. Instead, I had planned to sort out a list of things to do, including some shopping during the afternoon. I got up to a ... Read more >
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [2061]
Thursday 24th April I had a few more days left before I was due to go back to Tokyo, and Pete had recommended I go to the town of Koyasan, another place with UNESCO World Heritage status bestowed on it. I had to take a slower train to get there, ... Read more >
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [896]
Wednesday 23rd April I woke up feeling reasonably well and had enjoyed sleeping on the futon; it was pretty comfortable and I could understand the attraction in having one (it saves a lot of space, for one). I grabbed some breakfast and walked back ... Read more >
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