The Dream Is Nearly Over!
When booking the return flight from Japan, we were offered the option of a connecting flight from Hong Kong. Instead of a few hours layover we arranged to stay in HK for three nights. We had planned to go to…
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Off To See The World
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Off To See The World
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Back To Tokyo
Fujikawaguchiko to Tokyo – we were now into single figures until we return home! We’d booked a coach to take us back to Tokyo for five nights. The bus arrived and it was the “Thomas Express” emblazoned with Thomas the…
In Search Of Mount Fuji
Fujikawaguchiko – this part of the trip was an insurance to increase our chance of seeing Mount Fuji. As we set off the weather was absolutely dreadful. We caught the Kodama Shinkansen (this equates to a slower train that stops…
From Hiroshima To Osaka & Kyoto
We travelled standard class car on the Nozomi Shinkansen to Osaka. Not quite as plush seating however more than adequate. Before getting on the train we had witnessed the Shisa Kanto – hand signalling safety system used by station…
Big In Japan
Just when you get used to a place, the people, the customs and the food, it’s time to move on. Japan was going to be slightly more hectic, we had eighteen days and planned to visit five different cities. Daily…
North Vietnam – Part Two
Hanoi Three days to make it count! We had an idea of what we wanted to do, however it was M’s birthday on our last full day in Hanoi and wanted to do something different on that day but couldn’t…
North Vietnam – Part One
Ninh Binh & Ha Long Bay Arrived in the Old Quarter of Hanoi for one night only! We were off the next day for a two nighter to Ninh Binh and then Ha Long Bay. We’d planned to get some…
Central Vietnam
Hoi An Flight up to Da Nang was pretty quick and we jumped in the taxi for the 45 minute drive to Hoi An for our five night stay. During this time we had arranged for a driver to take…
South Vietnam
With flights originally booked to Ho Chi Minh City and three weeks later out of Hanoi, what we planned in between was up to us! We’d wanted to go to Cambodia for a few days, however the land border with…
Thailand – Two Cities & One Island
We left Singapore for a short flight to Bangkok, we then connected to a Koh Samui flight. As first timers to Thailand we went round in circles where to stay. Heard a rumour that internal flights were cheap, however…