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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
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [1824]
He was 9 months old when we moved to Japan. His first sentence was 'mitte! oki traku!' (look, a big truck) He went to a Buddhist pre-school. We lived beside the Priest of the near by temple. I remember coming home from work and seeing him on the Priest's ... Read more >
Tags: children
Mon, 13 Sep 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1014] | Comments [1]
It's that time of year again. Towards the end of August, Okinawa celebrates Obon to honor the spirits of their ancestors. You can read more about the festival in last year's post . This year we were prepared to run down the street to watch the ... Read more >
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 | By copperowl | Views [717] | Comments [3]
Today i was at a temple in central Tokyo. Two little girls, or little women walked past - dressed in full Geisha outfits. This afternoon we had a small earth tremor. The full Japanese experience. Yesterday i visited Mount Fuji. Mt Fuji is regarded ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By kpow | Views [541]
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
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By asami | Views [522] | 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 >
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 | By loulevick | Views [510]
It's official now, so I feel like I'm allowed to let people know. I got the visa, and in less than a week, I'll be flying to China for two weddings. Xin & Susan are Chinese, but reside in Brisbane, Australia. They are returning to China and will ... Read more >
Tags: wedding
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By dyaver | Views [458]
Sitting in Tokyo airport waiting for flight to Bangkok. Can't wait to get there.
Sat, 17 Oct 2015 | By garlicpress | Views [392]
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
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [289]
So left the hostel behind today and went for my final mooch through the streets of Takayama. My bus didn`t leave til 2 so I had some time to look around. Tried my very first Pork bun. It`s like a soft doughy bun with a filling of pork and onions. Very ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
Mount Koya, just over an hour away from Osaka, is only accessible via cable car. The vast majority of sites are within walking distance of one another, or else can be reached by bus. They remain relatively quiet and uncrowded, even Okunoin cemetery, which ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Sat, 21 Feb 2015 | By europeanfoodie | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Bones Pork meat Noodles Egg Scallion Toasted Nori sheet Sesame oil Soy sauce(it is a Shoyu Ramen) How to prepare this recipe Ramen tastes at best with gyoza dumplings: Fist you need to prepare Tonkotsu (pork bone broth), cook ...
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA
Sat, 17 Jun 2017 | By sorkoo | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By jess_vl | Photo Gallery
these photos were taken at my staff party, whilst boarding at Hakuba 47 (the resort joined to ours) and wherever else around the resort...
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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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