Meeting up with an old friend in Hanoi
We had the pleasure to meet with Tuan, a friend who I had met first in Canada 10 years ago. About four years ago he was
Hanoi is the place to be to drink fresh, cheap beer! It's called Bia Hoi and it is a popular and refreshing session
How we got from Tokyo to Hanoi, Vietnam
There are lots of flights from Tokyo, Japan to Hanoi, Vietnam. We flew with Vietjet Air which is an ultra low cost carr
Sakurajima Island is only a 15 minute ferry ride away from Kagoshima and it's volcano is very much active. We noti
Our week travelling through Kyushu Island was amazing with a final stop in Kagoshima and a ferry trip over to Sakurajima
I really enjoyed wandering around Kumamoto and visiting the top spots at the Castle and the Suizenji Jojuen (Gardens). T
We had a busy day of sightseeing on Day 2 in Nagasaki which involved a lot of walking up and down hills. Nagasaki is def
We spent two very enjoyable days in Nagasaki. It was essential to take the time to visit the Peace Park and Nagasaki Ato
Tokyo to Fukuoka, Kyushu Island
After spending a few days in Tokyo it was time to get back on the road again! We travelled from Tokyo to Fukuoka using J
If you are looking for a day out from Tokyo I can recommend Kawagie. It was easy to get there and there's plenty to
We had a very enjoyable Friday in Tokyo doing lots of different things. In the morning we went to Asakusa Temple follo
When visiting Nikko decided to base ourselves in Utsunomiya because the accommodation was much cheaper and we had to com
Niigata is famous for its sake and we wanted to visit a sake brewery there. We chose the Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery beca
Taking local trains between Toyama and Niigata
It's easy to take the Shinkansen or a limited express train when travelling between Toyama and Niigata, but we deci
Koriyama to Utsunomiya on local trains again
It was time for another half day of local trains from Koriyama to Utsunomiya. We took three different local trains to co
How to spend a day in Koriyama
It's safe to say that Koriyama is not on the tourist trail probably because there are no stand out things to visit!
It's safe to say that Toyama is not a major tourist destination, but everywhere for me is interesting in Japan and
Tokyo to Kanazawa by Shinkansen and sightseeing
Kanazawa is the capital if Ishikawa Prefecture and holds many wooden Edo period buildings, a fine castle, shrines and th
Kamakura used to be the capital and makes for a great day trip from Tokyo or you can stay and enjoy the place for a coup
Visiting Tsukiji Market and Meiji Shrine
Visiting Tsukiji Market is a great place to visit and eat fresh seafood. After Tsukiji Market we took the Metro to Yoyo
How we travelled from Georgia to Dubai and on to Japan
We used Aeroplan 55,000 points each to fly from Georgia to Japan, including 5,000 points for us to stopover 4 nights in
Sharjah is just a short journey from Dubai and it's easy to get there using public transport from Dubai. Although
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