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Sun, 28 Sep 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2072]
I get invited to the most unique events and places as a result of CouchSurfers and friends. Enter Maychew, Microsoft, and a Mayan ceremony. These are just a few examples of places and events I would have never seen had it not been for being invited. ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1553]
So there are only so many ways to do sushi down at the local sushi bar, or so I thought. Granted, at special occasions, such as Christmas, the chefs will style some sushi plates as for example, Santa, using tuna cut in a triangle shape for his hat, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [980]
Sunday 20th April All of us were clearly tired and we didn't get up until later than planned, putting paid to our intentions of going further afield to the temples of Koyasan, a couple of hours away from Osaka. Instead, we chose to make a trip ... Read more >
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 | By colin_and_lou | Views [631]
WE made it plane landed ok -- and i was right we are freeezzzzzinnngggggg more about japan when we thaw out !!!!!
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By asami | Views [529] | Comments [1]
Hello friends, It's time for my travel blog again! I got laid off from my job on Oct 1st, so I extended my Japan vacation to include more of Asia -- Thailand, Hong Kong, Laos and Vietnam -- for a total of 64 days. I always try to do some extended ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By theblacktwig | Views [486]
I have traveled as far as hundreds of miles from the Pearl of the Orient to the Land of the Rising Sun only to encounter images of déjà vu from a distant past. My knowledge of Japan is similar to the preserved stories in the pages of history books ... Read more >
Tags: bombing, hiroshima, history, japan, peace, student in japan
Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By larrydressler | Views [404]
The flight with Singapore Airlines was twelve hours of customer service bliss. This is clearly a company that has decided genuine smiling matters and grumpiness has no place in a service business. I have never felt more taken care of ... Read more >
Wed, 7 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [398]
Walking to the airport, just like The Castle
how's the serenity. Last taste of Japan
In Zurch we went on a Monorail in the Airport which had sounds of cows on it, a bit weird. Everyone on the train cracked up laughing. Ken ... Read more >
Mon, 4 May 2015 | By | Views [256] | Scholarship Entry
Tonkatsu Tonki, ?1-1-2 Shimomeguro, Meguro 153-0064, Tokyo Tonki is not the kind of outfit you would find out about unless you had inside knowledge: a five-minute walk from Meguro’s subway station, it’s tucked up an unexciting alleyway. Being away from ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Sun, 2 Apr 2017 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 8 Mar 2014 | By thyme2be | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients:
1.5 c Flour
1c Dashi (instant packets or substitute any fish broth)
1t salt
1t baking powder
2t sugar
1lb cabbage, chopped into quarter inch slices
3 green onions, chopped
3 eggs
¼c vegetable oil
1/2lb pork belly, thinly sliced
Optional ...
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Tue, 6 May 2014 | By zheniar | Photo Gallery
Endless discoveries of self and others in the country of the rising Sun
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Wed, 9 Jan 2013 | By ohana | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Dear Travel Photography Scholarship Team,
I would like to introduce myself.My name is Pasri Haryati, female 32 years old Indonesian. Since I graduated from nursing school,I passionated to find something new outside of my living, travel is my activity....
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By leah25 | Photo Gallery
Nara
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