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The Japanese Toilet: Man/Woman's best friend, the first step to a harmonious society

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By rjallen | Views [2287] | Comments [1]

I've made it back to Japan and all I really have to show for it is 12 hours of my life gone and a sore bottom.  With all things considered, I think I'm doing pretty well!  Nonetheless, I think that might be the last time I use American Airlines for an ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Wanted for Lunch – Dead or Alive (Nara)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [2008] | 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 >

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Karaoke

Sat, 12 Apr 2014 | By kenasosa | Views [1082] | Scholarship Entry

In the language of its birthplace, kara means empty and oke is the English-turned-Japanese abbreviation of orchestra. The concept being that you have no back-up band to cover up your superstar voice ... or complete lack of singing skills. I had witnessed ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Yet another memorial to madness

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1075] | Comments [4]

Hiroshima is well known as the city where the first Atomic bomb was dropped but it isn't until you visit the site and see some of the preserved ruins that you can get a real feel for what these people went through. Listening to the Last Post ... Read more >

Tags: a bomb, memorial, war

Pre-solo travel anxieties (2013)

Sat, 31 Jan 2015 | By australian_ohime | Views [679]

August 2013 - trip for two booked to Japan. December 2013 - breakup. It started off with no intention to travel alone then of course things change, so I decided to pluck up the courage and go alone to Japan. At the time it was mainly to show everyone ... Read more >

Tags: japan, japan rail pass, kayaking, novice traveller, solo travel, thrifty travel

Visiting the Land of the Sun

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By chubipower | Views [601]

My first glimpse of Osaka is a mass of brownish buildings on a vast piece of flat land... curiously tucked amidst mountainous region and weaving rivers. My 6 hour 25 minute flight to Kansai International Airport was the quietest I ever sat on. There ... Read more >

Tags: japan, kansai, kyoto, nara, osaka

The Day I Found The Meaning Of Life

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [589]

Just as Rod Stewart’s awesometasical line ‘the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum with the words I love you rolling off my tongue, no never will I roam for I know my place is home; where the ocean meets the sky I’ll be sailing’ seems to ... Read more >

Tags: cherry trees in rocks, morioka

In Tokyo airport

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By dyaver | Views [407]

Sitting in Tokyo airport waiting for flight to Bangkok. Can't wait to get there.

The Land of the Rising Toilet Seat

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By langkawi21 | Views [299]

Japan was always going to be very different after a month in China and it didn't dissappoint. Tokyo was a great city to catch up with friends from Sydney, watch baseball, eat sushi and sashimi and relax.   Travelling around Japan on the bullet ... Read more >

Konichiwa!

Sat, 17 Oct 2015 | By garlicpress | Views [274]

Endlich wieder bin ich heute in Japan angekommen, genauer im Stadtteil Asakusa in Tokyo. Als Reisebegleiterin ist S. dabei - das erste Mal in Japan.  Trotz guter Reise waren wir beide recht müde und so sind wir 'nur' im Quartier durch die ... Read more >

Tags: japan, tokio

Vagabonding on the island of Itsukushima - Japan

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 | By momentintime | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Simon, world traveler, sociology, geography, history, foreign language and culture enthusiast. A passion for taking pictures and discovering new places, environments. Extensive travel in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and the USA. Capturing the colors, ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship

Photos: A Glimpse of Hiroshima

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | By thewisenedtraveller | Photo Gallery


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Passport & Plate - Cheese burger with crispy Abura-age buns

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By htommy | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients Ingredients (serving size : 4) For Hamburger patties Ground beef 500g Minced onion 1small Minced garlic 2tbs/2cloves Minced lotus root about 1 cup Grated lotus root about 3tbs Egg 1 medium Salt and ground pepper to taste Nutmeg(optional) ... Read more >
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Tags: Passport & Plate: ITALY 2014

Photos: Torii & Transit Cafe

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery


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Sat, 21 May 2011 | By elishacurcio | Photo Gallery

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