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JAPAN | Tuesday, 12 Nov 2019 | By supergg | Views [8]
Takayama to Nagano
Another hotel, another restless night, another interesting buffet breakfast. Bags packed and ready to leave at 9. We spent the morning exploring further around Takayama city, with our first stop at the Matsuri-no-mori museum. This ... Read more >
JAPAN | Monday, 11 Nov 2019 | By supergg | Photo Gallery
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JAPAN | Monday, 11 Nov 2019 | By supergg | Views [16]
Day 8 Kanazawa to Takayama
Time to zip up our suitcases again and travel to a new town, Takayama. Our route took us out of the city and up into and through the mountains, literally, to the Gifu prefecture. The mountains in this area a traversed by ... Read more >
JAPAN | Monday, 11 Nov 2019 | By supergg | Views [16]
Kanazawa – on our own
It’s Rod’s birthday. A free day found us in slow motion for a while. It was Sunday after all. And when we did move, our first stop was for coffee not too far away. Then a short stroll to see if Godburger was ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 11 Nov 2019 | By graynomadsusa | Views [11]
THE OPERA HOUSE AND HARBOUR BRIDGE WERE dawn silhouettes when the Noordam arrived on Saturday. The Captain had his foot on the gas in order to reach the safety of the harbor ahead of the expected weather front. As it was the temperature ... Read more >
SOUTH KOREA | Monday, 11 Nov 2019 | By krodin | Views [20]
My first introduction to South Korea came on the Peach Airline flight that showed a video of Yeongdo Island that had been illegally annexed by the Japanese and after recovery was now a symbol of independent Korea. The advertisements and videos ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Monday, 11 Nov 2019 | By krodin | Views [18]
Ok. Now I am really confused. Both American and European plugs work, they drive on the British side, the trains go at lightning speed and there is a 16 hour time differential from here to my U.S. family and students. Welcome to cosmopolitan Tokyo, where ... Read more >
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CHILE | Monday, 11 Nov 2019 | By mtmmeyer | Photo Gallery
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JAPAN | Sunday, 10 Nov 2019 | By supergg | Views [12]
Kanazawa
Our Kanazawa accommodation is a brand new hotel opened just last week. Although our rooms are cosy and compact, the beds are comfortable and the shower fabulous. Breakfast, on the other hand, not so much. So after a green tea and a croissant ... Read more >
JAPAN | Saturday, 9 Nov 2019 | By supergg | Photo Gallery
Kanazawa
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