Our first full day in Kyoto — this is definitely my kind of town. It is quite possibly the most beautiful city I have ever had the fortune and pleasure of being in! It helps that the cherry blossoms are

We left Tokyo today, jumping onto the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Kyoto. Good day for it, as it was raining the whole day. Arriving in Kyoto, I could feel the difference from the hustle of Tokyo. I felt

O.M.Gs! If anyone ever says they were disappointed by the food options in Tokyo, then "tell 'em they're dreamin'!!" We visitied an Okonomiyaki restaurant called Sakura Tei in the heart of trendy

A must-see for any fan of the imaginary dreamings of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Anyone who is remotely interested in Anime, or even fantasy film, will know of the works of Hayao Miyazaki: Nausicaä of

OMFGs. My poor feet!! 12 kms of walking around Tokyo. All I can say is thank heavens our ryokan has a nice hot deep bath! Started off going to Sensoji Temple, a massive Buddhist temple dedicated to Kwannon

... Wait, no... Magnetic Tracks? For our second night in Japan, we decided to venture into the belly of the beast... downtown Tokyo on a Friday night. We were not disappointed with the sight of the busiest

Our first full day in Tokyo.... and we walked over 10km — and 49 floors of steps apparently!!! After brekkie in our Ryokan, we took the train up to the Ghibli Museum, which is in a very beautiful park.

Akihabara, Tokyo If you love Japanese manga, anime, or anything pop-culture then Akihabara is a part of Tokyo you will want to make an effort to go. Basically, make your way to Akihabara Station, which

... and cosplay stores, and just had to experience a Maid Cafe. If you don’t know what this is, it’s a cafe where you are served by maids and treated like their master. Literally. Everything is over-the-top

Our first night in Tokyo, and we wanted to grab something cheap, decent, and warming. So we asked our hostess about ramen. “Oh there is plenty of ramen restaurants around here because of the University

... without needing to try to find her. SIM cards bought, now sorting. out our rail passes and enjoying watching the show that is Narita International Airport. Still trying to work out money and conversions.

... flight to Tokyo. This is not my favourite airport, it’s hot (still) and there is very little in the way of functioning air-conditioning. Plus very little in the way of information or help... or wifi!

What a day!! Woke up at 4am (Melbourne time) to get to the airport by 6, for an 8am flight. Only to discover the flight had now been delayed to 9:45am. The flight was further delayed and I don’t think

... flight delayed by two hours not so good a start. This is the first leg to Manila for an overnight... and as I write this, just got told further delayed by another half-hour! Welcome to International

What a crazy couple of weeks it’s been!!! All sorts of work dramas and a few days off!! Today was my last day with Colby for a couple of weeks......... ........ ‘Coz I’m going to Japan!!!!!!! Yeeaahhh!!!!

Category: gamingSub-category: Lord of the Rings OnlineClick here to watch the live stream! It's springtime, and the spring festival is happening in Middle Earth. I'll be completing a couple of daily tasks

Found myself on Phillip Island again, hanging out with this guy!! The last few times I’ve been here, the wombats have all been hiding underground. Today however they were out and about and being very cute

No photos. Just a helluva lot of walking around, doing the shopping and getting bits and pieces we need for our upcoming trip to Japan. I’m finding it weird how hard it is to find Aus — Jpn power adapters

I spent the day with Colby today. Woke up feeling absolute rubbish!! My head felt like it was going to explode, I can’t hear out of one ear, and everything sounds like I’m in an echo chamber. I have no

Back on the Great Ocean Road again today after having a luscious day off yesterday. I didn’t do any walking at all yesterday. I went to the Japanese Bath House in Collingwood as a taster of what I’ll be