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LatestFinal Reflections on Japan
by Ian Wilson | Feb 11, 2018 | Japan, Travel | 0 |
Hello for the final time I promise. In the can of farts 5 hours in and it’s never good this bit....
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LatestLast 2 Days in Japan
by Ian Wilson | Feb 3, 2018 | Japan, Travel | 0 |
I’ve just gone through the photos from this morning’s hike around Karuizawa before we left and I’m...
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LatestThe Snowfields of Karuizawa
by Ian Wilson | Jan 28, 2018 | Japan, Travel | 0 |
It’s so cold up here in the north-west that the chill immediately goes through your jeans and your...
Himeji – Japan’s Grandest Castle
by Ian Wilson | Jan 21, 2018 | Japan, Travel
Must have had a dodgy ramen last night because I’ve woken up with a shocking case of the...
Read MoreThe Beautiful Art Island of Naoshima
by Ian Wilson | Jan 15, 2018 | Japan, Travel
Hotel Kooraku, Okayama 7.30pm Tuesday 12th Jan 2017 Below is a statue that sits outside Okayama...
Read MoreThe Immaculate City of Okayama
by Ian Wilson | Jan 9, 2018 | Japan, Travel
Hotel Kooraku, Okayama 7pm, Monday 11th Jan 2016 Sitting here very excited because I’m wearing my...
Read MoreA Day Hike of Mt Misen, Miyajima
by Ian Wilson | Jan 3, 2018 | Japan
Hotel Sakuraya, Miyajima 5.30pm Sunday 10th Jan 2016 Just relaxing in the foyer where there is a...
Read MoreThe Majestic Island of Miyajima
by Ian Wilson | Dec 26, 2017 | Japan, Travel
No more times for the Shinkansen. I think you got the point. Got on the train this morning and...
Read MoreKumamoto, Home to the Last Sumarai
by Ian Wilson | Dec 20, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Must have walked 15km today, 14 of them lost! So I failed orienteering in the army, so what! Train...
Read MoreThe Volcanic City of Kagoshima
by Ian Wilson | Dec 14, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Hotel Rembrant, Kagoshima Thursday 7th Jan 2016. Time taken on Bullet Train from Hiroshima to...
Read MoreWhat have we learned from Hiroshima? Clearly nothing.
by Ian Wilson | Dec 10, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Worn out from walking and standing in museums and galleries. Went to the 2 main museums in...
Read MoreThe Dark and Light of Beautiful Hiroshima
by Ian Wilson | Dec 5, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Started this morning by realizing I look disgusting. Lynda had a shower and I started to pack when...
Read MoreInternational Manga Museum & World Heritage Golden Temple
by Ian Wilson | Dec 3, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Had dinner last night in another microscopic restaurant. This time it was like being in someone’s...
Read MoreExquisite Old Kyoto
by Ian Wilson | Nov 29, 2017 | Japan, Travel
An amazing day on bikes with our guide Niall, who has lived here on and off for 5 years. He’s a...
Read MoreAncient Kyoto & Stunning Arashiyama
by Ian Wilson | Nov 28, 2017 | Japan, Travel
What an amazing place Kyoto is. Didn’t have a great night last night due to a man flu I’ve picked...
Read MoreTokyo NYE, a Zombie Apocalypse!
by Ian Wilson | Nov 23, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Just left Tokyo at a cruising speed of about 280km per hour! The thing that strikes you first...
Read MoreMt Takeo & last day in Tokyo
by Ian Wilson | Nov 20, 2017 | Japan, Travel
A reminder that my alter ego nemesis, Good-One-Sun is still accompanying me on this our last day...
Read MoreBustling Ameoko to Slick Akahabara
by Ian Wilson | Nov 16, 2017 | Japan, Travel
NB- Just a reminder if you haven’t read the previous 2 Tokyo posts, I am being accompanied...
Read MoreImperial Palace, Exquisite Parks, Shoebox Restauarants & Chaotic Shibuya
by Ian Wilson | Nov 2, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Another big day of walking. Legs getting skinnier but gut refusing to yield. Another bizarre...
Read MoreIntroducing Good-One-Sun & Murakami Exhibition
by Ian Wilson | Oct 29, 2017 | Japan, Travel
I’d like to introduce you to Good-One-Sun. She is my alter ego whilst in Japan and we have named...
Read MoreTokyo Skytree and Ancient Temples
by Ian Wilson | Oct 28, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Spent the day out in the Asakusa precinct northeast of Tokyo central about 15 mins on the subway....
Read MoreFirst impressions of Tokyo
by Ian Wilson | Oct 15, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Sitting in the smallest hotel room ever designed. Thankfully there is a comfy queen bed but...
Read MoreJapan Bound. Musings from the departure lounge.
by Ian Wilson | Oct 15, 2017 | Japan, Travel
Had an interesting couple of days starting yesterday morning with a call from my best mate Greg...
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