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JAPAN | Thursday, 18 Oct 2007 | Views [477]
I found the Japanese tourist office in Kyoto very helpfull, they print some great guides which give you suggestions of walks, self guided tours, etc. I would actually say in the case of Kyoto their guides are better than the Lonely Planet. http://www.... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Thursday, 11 Oct 2007 | Views [360]
Spent today on a walk around some of the key tourist sights. First off was the Reunification Palace. This was the home of the president of Vietnam (the South) during the Vietnam war (often referred to as the American War over here). It is apparently ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Tuesday, 9 Oct 2007 | Views [372]
This morning I headed over to the Pagodas and the Buddha on the hill. I got the usual team of people pretending to be all kinds of things from guides to English students, all apparently wanting to show me around for a "small fee" which is equivalent ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Saturday, 6 Oct 2007 | Views [333]
This morning I went into Hoi An. The town is one of the few that escaped any damage in the 20th century wars in Vietnam. I had a bit of an off day with Vietnam this morning. Despite being described as a beautiful example of old Vietnamese architecture, ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Thursday, 4 Oct 2007 | Views [301]
Today I went down to the railway station to make sure I got my ticket for the train down to Danang, buying the ticket was really easy. After that I took a taxi down to the Thien Mu pagoda, about 3km outside the city on the Perfume river, the taxi cost ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Wednesday, 3 Oct 2007 | Views [325]
Took the mid day flight down to Hue with Vietnam Airlines; got a business class ticket again, the price difference is not a huge amount and it just means things are a little hassle free, you get your luggage through at the other end first, which means ... Read more >
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HONG KONG | Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [365]
Today I spent some time in Kowloon, I made the mistake of taking the MTR to Kowloon instead of Tsim Sha Tsui. I then made the mistake of deciding to walk to the waterfront instead of retracing my journey on the MTR ! The heat was terrible and with the ... Read more >
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HONG KONG | Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [614]
Today I went up to the Peak to take in the view. I travelled up the mid-level escaltors and the walked to the Botanical Gardens. The Botanical gardens were a great place to take a rest, the Gibbons were great ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_... Read more >
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HONG KONG | Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [374]
The mid level escalators take you from Central up to the higher ground in Hong Kong. As you travel up you get a pretty good view of some of the streets in that area and get to see in the back windows of a lot of shops, restaurants, etc, which is quite ... Read more >
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