Thursday, 6 Feb 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 6 Feb 2014 | Views [643]
This is a bit late, I know. I got a bit fed up with the computer at the hostel in Beijing (slow and restricted!) and stopped using it. Soz.
So, it's confirmed. The Great Wall, is, in fact, great! One big tip for it though, no matter if you do a guided ... Read more >
Tags: beijing, china, climbing, mountains
Saturday, 1 Feb 2014 | Views [431] | Comments [1]
Kobe was my last trip using the Rail Pass and also my first ever experience Couchsurfing! For those who don't know it, it's a website/network that allows you to connect with people across the world to socialise, get information, sightsee and stay the ... Read more >
Saturday, 1 Feb 2014 | Views [343]
Did a little day trip to Hikone on Lake Biwa from Nagoya, a place I'd been wanting to go for a long time and saw probably the last bit of snow I'll see in a long time! It started as I was walking toward the castle and continued semi-blizzarding on and ... Read more >
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Onward to Kyushu! After much waffling and failed couchsurfing requests (I was way too disorganised for it!) I decided on a vague itinerary: Fukuoka-Nagasaki-Kumamoto-Aso and possibly Kagoshima, depending on if the timing worked out. It didn't, lol. I'll ... Read more >
Saturday, 1 Feb 2014 | Views [338]
Next, Hiroshima! I really liked the size and atmosphere of the city and the Peace Park was surprisingly really peaceful and calming, despite its reason for existing. There are, of course, various tragic reminders around the park and obviously there's ... Read more >
Friday, 31 Jan 2014 | Photo Gallery
Beijing for a week, Shanghai for a day
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Friday, 31 Jan 2014 | Views [381]
On January 28th I made the final leap and left Japan for good- or at least for an undefined period of time. It was hard, and that's all I'll say about that since this is a travel blog, not a personal one ;)
But it was time to look forward to Beijing ... Read more >
