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Trip: japan

There are [8] stories from my trip: japan

long boat to china

JAPAN | Friday, 27 Apr 2007 | Views [636]

i can see it now ... cruising in the carribean, cocktails by the poolside, tennis on the starboard deck, big-screen cinema, dinner cabaret entertainment, black jack, gleaming teak interiors. no wait, that`s an ad for the "fair princess" cruise ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

kobe

JAPAN | Wednesday, 25 Apr 2007 | Views [479]

once in kobe, we hopped on the train to our hostel. we missed our stop and ended up back in oosaka. i wasn't particularly enamoured with oosaka the first time, the second time, i really wasn't impressed! why do you do this to me oosaka? we could ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

oosaka

JAPAN | Monday, 23 Apr 2007 | Views [659]

i readily admit that i have a terrible sense of direction. but today has taken it too far - i have been walking 2 hours in entirely the wrong direction! so it is time for catching up on my journal and photo album before i go crazy! oosaka is not my ... Read more >

Tags: Lost!

nara

JAPAN | Friday, 20 Apr 2007 | Views [567]

it`s all about the deer here. they roam about nara koen (the park), mugging tourists for specially-prepared deer biscuits, and scare small children. the hundreds of turtles in sarusaawa pond on the other hand, are content to stack themselves vertically ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing