Destination: Japan

Nomads on the Road - Alicia Explores Japan

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By nomads-news | Views [4645]

Alicia Smith is the Programs Marketing Manager at World Nomads and recently returned from adventures on the road.  Where did you go?  I went to Japan. We had 10 days to explore so decided to just pick two cities and spend some time getting to know ... Read more >

Tags: food, japan, kyoto, nomads on the road, tokyo, travel

Mind & Zen Practice at Eiheiji

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 | By alanlessik | Views [987]

It’s 3:10 am and I wake by the bell loudly clanging in the hallway. The light switch is flipped on and the room full of men becomes alive. By the time I have rubbed my eyes, stretched on my futon and manage to get up, a full minute has passed. ... Read more >

Tags: eiheiji, japan, meditation, zen

Kyoto, Japan

Mon, 8 Sep 2014 | By lmatejak99 | Views [899] | Comments [8]

Our first two days in Kyoto were spent touring around a ton of temples, shrines and palaces. We rented bikes from our hostel, Piece Hostel, for $5 per day and they proved to be a very efficient way to see a huge amount of the city. We biked around for ... Read more >

Tags: food, japan, kyoto, palaces, shrines, temples

Palm Springs

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [833] | Comments [1]

I am in Palm Springs after a couple of days in LA. Jason Badower let me sleep on his floor in LA. There was an air mattress involved, so it was pretty comfortable. I was surprised at the huge apartment he's sharing. He has a flatmate, but they both ... Read more >

Osaka

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 | By damonlk | Views [825]

To say that Kyoto and Osaka are not much like says not much at all. Kyoto is a neat and compact city no more than a few hours walk in any direction and bordered on the north by rolling hills. Osaka sprawls. It is a port city, and the port itself is ... Read more >

Leaving Mindoro

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 | By joblogs | Views [711]

I am really not ready to leave Aninuan Beach yet. This is where we just spent the past 5 days. http://www.aninuanbeach.com/ The amazing thing is David researched and booked it. I think I will let him organise all of our trips from now on

Japan Rail Pass- Tokyo

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By kpow | Views [535]

I'll make the JR Pass the first story, even though I've told most of you about it by now. I still haven't posted many pictures or really given details so here they are! Well, basic ones anyway, there are too many places to give you a full account of ... Read more >

Tags: japan, railpass

Three in Tokyo

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [359]

So last weekend I caught up with an old friend from Uni. Three (real name Chalisa) was also doing the Masters at Deakin a few years ago when I was there, we worked on a major documentary project together. When i visited Thailand over Christmas 2007 ... Read more >

Can’t See the Temple for the Tourists

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By | Views [220] | Scholarship Entry

My first time in Japan and it was for work! I promised myself I’d make the most it and took a couple of extra days. I made it through the 12 hour flight and embarked on a whirlwind of sightseeing. After two days in non-stop crowds with sticky humidity ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Photos: Tokyo

Sat, 7 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery

Photos: 9 weeks in Nippon

Sun, 2 Apr 2017 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Japan

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By felix_and_stephanie | Photo Gallery

Photos: Tokio - 8

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By arhionut | Photo Gallery

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 | By dear_shif | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 7 Jan 2013 | By inaka | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012