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Birthday

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 | By peter_allen | Views [1776] | Comments [4] | Video

Friday was work as usual, I didn't tell anyone at work it was my birthday, I prefer to keep it low key. At 4pm I left to catch the train for Tokyo. Normally I stay at work till 5.30 or 6, my contract says 4pm but no one else leaves that early and I'm ... Read more >

Settling in

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [985]

Hi all, There are new files / pictures of "Cambodia", "Tokyo Karaoke" and "Tokyo" uploaded in the gallery. Just a quick note to let you know that I am settling in nicely. I am on my second week now and slowly but surely, ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Osaka to Kyoto

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By greenalligator | Views [869]

I arrived in Osaka from Sydney at 11.30pm, 16 th October, so you’re probably wondering why it has taken me 2 months to write about all my amazing, delicious, and bewildering time in Japan – I was tied up with South East Asia OK? I have a good excuse! ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - Journey in an Unknown Culture

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 | By picslyrics | Views [869] | Scholarship Entry

“Konnichiwa”. I greet the staff at the eatery that is hidden in a small alley, behind white paper lanterns and blue cloths mentioning signs I don’t understand. The soft wind spreads the smoke from the kitchen through the air. Great advertisement that ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011

Day 1: Chicago to Seattle to Tokyo

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By asami | Views [524] | 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 >

Aichi ken

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By eri | Views [504] | Comments [2]

Borrowed corner of Ian, Lily and Kana's living room floor for long weekend - beach, Asahi beer factory and grapefruit shochu. To complete my Japanese experience, also had my smalls stolen from washing line. They, no doubt, will be undertaking a jouney ... Read more >

Day 2 - Harajuku, Shinjuku

Sat, 3 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [317]

Day 2, sleep was good, coffee is better Today we hit Harajuku which is known for people dressing up and this market strip A few interesting outfits and great little gallery Amber took us to that she and Aaron used to frequent. Then off ... Read more >

Understanding a Culture through Food

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By | Views [283] | Scholarship Entry

Shortly after my eighth birthday, my father’s job requirements uprooted our family from the sunny, touristy bowl of sunshine known as the Okanagan Valley and transplanted us to Telkwa, a village located six hours further north where there was not a library ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013