Himeji
Day 9 Our day trip to Himeji started with us catching….the HELLO KITTY SHINKANSEN!!! A feat of engineering marvel, this fast service train has a hello kitty livery as well as a modified car toContinue Reading
Osaka
Days 7, 8 and 9 Okay, Settle down and have a tea to hand, maybe even a posh biscuit if you feel like treating yourself (you know, the ones in selection boxes that come wrappedContinue Reading
Hakone Matsomoto
Our next day started with uncertainty. We grabbed a breakfast of various baked goods from our local Family Mart (Strange name, feels like its a friendly front for something sinister). We didn’t know if theContinue Reading
Hakone
Day 5 We Travelled to Hakone not sure what to expect. Given that Typhoon number 19 (which made worldwide news due to its clash with the Rugby World Cup) was the strongest one of theContinue Reading
Tokyo
October 10 2019 – October 14 2019 Just a quick word to say: we are okay. The typhoon barely touched where we were staying in Tokyo but we have seen and heard of some ofContinue Reading
Day 1
Our first day was always going to be tiresome and drawn out due to travelling, though given both of our luck and fortunes we had a light dusting of drama to make things exciting! ToContinue Reading
Two weeks and counting
We are now two weeks away and the excitement is really ramping up. We are both due to finish work in the next two weeks, which gives us just enough time to buy any lastContinue Reading
And so it begins…
Original Date: 20/06/2019 – The Booking So two days ago Martin and I walked into our local backpacker-friendly travel agency (you know who I mean). We were finally putting into motion the plan we haveContinue Reading