Tag Archives: Japan

Disaster averted

Woke up this morning feeling grim…  Bruce’s camera is broken, and photography is so important to him, that we decided to replace it with the latest alpa 57 model. After researching “buying a Sony camera in Japan” we learned that … Continue reading

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Stuff Happens

Travelling is not without its woes. My watch battery died. It is an underwater watch so getting a battery and pressure testing it was too complicated. Easier to buy a cheap Japanese watch to add to my wardrobe. I lost … Continue reading

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Learning how to deal with rain

When it rains we tend to go to ground at home. Hide and keep dry. Not so in Korea and Japan. There are umbrellas for your use at all the hotels and in tourist parks. There are plastic bags for … Continue reading

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Touring South Korea and Japan

As we were preparing to tour South Korea and then Japan, I found this article in the Tokyo Times, dated 5 months ago (approximately April 2013), Around 71 percent of Japanese believe the state of Japan-South Korea relations is “bad”, … Continue reading

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On the road again

With thanks to Willie Nelson, we are singing our favourite song, again… Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again And I can’t wait to get on the road again. On the road again … Continue reading

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