Arriving in Tokyo Station around 8PM on Friday 13th (I’m not superstitious), I hopped on subway into the centre of the city and found a place in Shinjuku. Having checked in, I went for a couple of drinks but an early enough night. Apparently I slept through a small earthquake, which woke nearly every other [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Japan’
7 Dec
Kyoto
My time in Kyoto was very enjoyable. Kyoto was the capital of Japan for 1100 years until the mid 1800s and as it was spared from the firebombings of WWII, it is remarkably well-preserved. I arrived in Kyoto in the afternoon of November 3rd. I don’t recall doing a whole lot that day. On Wednesday, [...]
3 Dec
Shanghai and Osaka
Having enjoyed my time in Beijing, I was looking forward to Shanghai. Everyone I had spoken to, who had been to Shanghai was full of praise for the Whore of the Orient. However, I didn’t enjoy my time there. It is completely dislocated from the rest of China. It’s just like being in New York, [...]
14 Jun
Japan
Vaccinations, done. Global travel insurance, done. I should be in Thailand in just over 2 weeks time… Tokyo: From Shanghai, I will be getting the ferry to Osaka and a bus onwards to Tokyo. Out of the hundreds of sights in and around Tokyo, two of the main attractions include the Imperial Palace and the [...]
1 May
Asia
So, as I mentioned in my first post, my destination is Asia. At the moment, the countries I’m visiting will be Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Japan and South Korea. I’m still not sure how long I will travelling for, or how long I will be spending in each country, [...]
