Hotel Osumi Minamichita-cho

Fortunately, "New Year's in Japan" is more exciting that "Christmas in Japan".

So that's really not saying much, as "Christmas in Japan" is a about as exciting as going to the convenience store for a meat bun, however I did have a really fun New Year's. New Year's is all about time with family and there are many things that need to be d...

There are many things I enjoy about traveling. However, when I think back over the traveling I've done, it's not been the big show stoppers that have really stuck with me. It's the little things that people do differently to me that I have found most interesting.

Take, for example, siestas in Spain or warm lager in London. Just parts of...

Hi everybody!

To my dear family in two countries today, I know you will have an amazing day and I am very jealous. I miss you all so very much. Be safe, stay well, and drink good wine. I want plenty of photographs, so someone better get snapping!

To my gorgeous friends - I hope you have a wonderful Chrissy, wherever it may be. I w...

I had set myself two basic goals before coming to Japan. The first, obviously, to be able to converse in Japanese, and the second - no chocolate or booze for 6 weeks.

I'm still working on the first goal, but the 2nd...

Chocolate I'd bought within days of arriving. There were a number of contributing factors, not least of which...

I would like to say from the outset that I am not now, nor have I ever been, a particularly avid bike rider. Therefore, I have no idea whether the following observations are consistent for all cycle cities or just this one. Certainly, in a city where the land lies flat, it's a convenient way to get around. I doubt though, that I will be fixing u...

Well, the first week has gone pretty quick. I've spoken more Japanese in the last couple of days than I have in the last couple of years! It's been really fun. I thought that I would share with you some things that I have learnt about myself since arriving in Japan.

1. I am hopeless at reading maps. I always thought it was the Gregory's ...

Here I am, my final destination in Japan. Seems pretty strange that I'm only 3 days into my trip and already at my final destination, but that's how it is.

This morning I woke up really early. I'm not 100% sure of the time, but there was no light outside, nor was there any traffic - so I figure somewhere around 5ish (possibly 5 Aussie ...

Discl*imer: This is not * blog *bout my hometown, T*ketoyo, or my tr*vel experience.

My P*st Destin*tions in J*p*n
I would like to summ*rise the tourist sites I h*ve ever visited in J*p*n here. I h*ve tr*velled not only intern*tion*lly, but *lso domestic*lly in the 35 ye*rs of my e*rly life. J*p*n is definitely * p*rt of the worl...

Wysoka prędkość i wysokie obroty towarzyszyła nam od samego rana. O 6.00 rano lokalnego czasu jeden z szybszych Shinkansenów (Nozomi N700, jedyne 300 km/h) zabrał nas z Tokio do Nagoyi, a później do miejscowości Suzuka gdzie odbywał się wyścig F1 Grand Prix Japan. W drodze na tor widać by...

So today we had Sasaki's class first thing and it was very helpful. I learned a lot! We also finally met Jay Sensei. He seems pretty cool so far. He invited us to the Halloween Party at his club in Nagoya. Sounds like fun to me! The three of us biked down to Apita and I had a crepe for snack (blueberry,strawberry and whipped cream) Also had my f...