Author Archives: Joel

Day 11 – From the Dome of Destruction to the Gate of Enlightenment

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Joel

Turns out we do have internet here, but only in the Internet Corner down in the lobby… which (according to the sign) has the English catch phrase “Let’s hold hands, if that all right with you”. To help me communicate … Continue reading →

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Day 10 – Himeji

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Joel

Thanks to the English newspapers that are offered at breakfast – and the Yahoo Mail news, to a lesser extent – we’re somewhat keeping up-to-date with election news back home. It’s starting to disappear from the newspapers, though – we’re … Continue reading →

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Day 9 – Nara, not entirely as planned

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Joel

One thing that amuses me about the trains here is the anti-smoking (and related) advertisements all over the place. In Australia, you’d have big signs saying “big fines!” and disgusting images of assorted cancers on the packets, not to mention … Continue reading →

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Day 8 – Koyasan

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Joel

Today marks one week since we left Sydney. We’re almost halfway through, aww. When riding an escalator in Tokyo, just as we do in Sydney, you stand on the left, and walk on the right. For that matter, wherever we … Continue reading →

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Day 7 – Osaka, Old and New

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Joel

The thing that disappoints me most about my difficulty in making it to the top of Fujisan is that we deliberately came in August in order to do so – the official climbing season closes at the end of August, … Continue reading →

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