Sunday, 01 January 2017. It’s been a while. Since my last blog entry, I went back to Japan again, during late November and early December, and spent a most wonderful 3 weeks in Tokyo and Beppu. Throughout the time leading up to that trip, I had been constantly busy, either with work or with travelling … Read More
Sunday, 05 June 2016. Leaving Hiroshima was not easy. For one, its tragic past was an ever-present reminder of the frailty of life and the regrettable folly of man. Yet the city, as with all of the cities I have encountered in Japan, holds a festive mood and a mutual joy of coming together with … Read More
Here, as promised, follows a list of the research done for my upcoming, three month, tour of Japan. The research is done from the perspective of a South African travelling to Japan, which I am, and so a lot of the information is applicable to South Africans but it will be able to assist most other … Read More
My planned trip to Japan is now only slightly more than two months away. I have done extensive research online, finding many travel guides and recommended places to visits and sights to see, and have been compiling a list of my findings and what I would need to make a trip of 3 months possible. As … Read More
So, I have decided to write more, to travel more, to blog more. For one, this will be a build up to my trip to Japan, documenting the planning and research I am doing to make it happen, specifically from a South African perspective, and possibly helping others, as a guide, who wish to do … Read More