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Fri, 24 Apr 2015 | By vivi_and_robrob | Views [1556] | Comments [2]
Hello, Helo, Hola and Konnichiwa!
We are here in Japan and loving it, here are a few of the things that have happened so far..
Walking like a zombie pack horse from the redeye flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka, towards the immigration desk, ... Read more >
Tags: action, advntrs, japan, japan2015, tokyo
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 | By angeours | Views [1526] | Comments [2]
Ah ah, j ai recu un petit ordinateur portable qu une vague connaissance du nom de Leo (dois je vraiment citer son nom ici, tellement vague est notre relationnel????) m a envoye par la poste. Ca a l enorme avantage de rendre l acces a internet vraiment ... Read more >
Thu, 1 Sep 2011 | By celeste | Views [1265]
11 March 2011 was a horrible day in the lives of the Japanese. The headlines on all news screamed words like: Tsunami, disaster, earthquake, deaths, devastating……… I remember that during this time, I was in a hospital and watching ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard
Fri, 22 Aug 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [932]
We decided to take a walk up a holy mountain, Ishizuchi-san, the highest mountain in western Japan (1982 metres), whilst we were in Shikoku. A cable car takes you up part of the way, then a stepped path leads up past shrines to the summit. There ... Read more >
Tags: ishizuchi, trekking in japan
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 | By kakimono | Views [911]
Wednesday the first few hours were dedicated to train vocabulary. How to buy train tickets, how to buy shinkansen tickets, commuter passes, etc. After a little over an hour in the classroom, we headed out to one of the nearby train stations to get tickets ... Read more >
Tags: food, french, japanese, pens, river, train, transportation
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By bobandcie | Views [900] | Comments [4]
Ladies and gents, so far so good. Plane trip was uneventfull...better then what we expected with jetstar. Osaka airport`s runway goes into the sea. It was nighttime and the black hole of the water reflected all lights on shore. As told later this ... Read more >
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [814] | Comments [1]
Day 3 - Kyoto (cont.) In my original post, I didn't explain the title, as I ran out of time. It comes from what I spent the evening learning about. One of the most striking images of Japan is always that of the geisha, white faced, serene and dressed ... Read more >
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 | By monika | Views [704]
Finally - a blog. After exactly three weeks in Japan I have time to write this. What kept me busy will be revealed in the (hopefully) near future.
In the last few months people kept asking the same questions over and over again, but unfortunately ... Read more >
Mon, 8 Dec 2008 | By peter_allen | Views [646] | Comments [1]
Kin-yobi: Friday night I went to see ‘Wall-e’ at Aeon (a big shopping centre) in Ota. Marcus (from the US) and Lida (from Canada) came with me. We went to a little boutique grocery store and I introduced Marcus to Tim Tams. He seemed to appreciate them, ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By jess_vl | Views [514]
woohoo! so, finally im here, in japan, and whats more ive survived my first day at work! although as i had thought i was finished working in fast food joints its all a little depressing... but its all good. amazingly i made it from the airport all ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By peter_allen | Views [490] | Comments [2]
I have done around 300kms on the bike since Saturday afternoon, which considering the low speed limits here is quite a lot of riding. I am starting to get back some confidence, unfortunately the helmet I ordered hasn't arrived yet, the shop owner ... Read more >
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 | By loveadventures | Views [362]
It is 7.14am on Friday morning. I know this because we have the TV on. We are all enjoying an amusing and inane children's cartoon show. Alan has just made me half a cup of tea- dont ask me why.
It is definitely raining in Tokyo;... Read more >
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [245] | Scholarship Entry
“This is your room. The water is hot from 8 to 11:30 pm,” she said. I was standing on a bamboo carpet, past a small paper-and-wooden door. I could see six almost cosy tatamis on the floor, a thin navy-brown wooden table for tea in the right corner and ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sat, 6 Sep 2008 | By ellen | Photo Gallery
I visited my friend in Japan and had an awesome time! I started in Tottori then went to Kyoto and Osaka
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Thu, 5 Apr 2012 | By escape | Photo Gallery
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