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Category Archives: Travel
What value is travel?
We spend a lot of money and precious time away from the life we know, to put a pack on our back and travel to places we are not familiar with. Where sanitary conditions are different, showers leak, hot water … Continue reading
What you can’t say in China
We have just spent an amazing 4 weeks in China. Most of the time we followed the main tourist route on the East Coast, and there we have seen the main sights of China: Beautiful Guilin and its waterways and … Continue reading
Australia Expensive?
We are finally in China, enjoying the experience but struggling with internet. That’s to be expected as we travel through so many countries. Photos and stories will be posted as and when we can. We have had mixed experiences with … Continue reading
The first sunrise
We are in the land of the first sunrise! Tonga claims to be the first country to see the new day, as it is just west of the international date line. We are spending 10 days here – 6 on … Continue reading
Culture Shock
Everything looked very small, very open and very sparse when we arrived back in Melbourne. It seems we had become used to the seething metropolis that is Tokyo. We braved a peak hour train and swayed with the masses as … Continue reading
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A Family Day
Our last day in Tokyo was busy, and wet! In between the sights of the Tsukiji Fish Market and the Tokyo Station we met nephew Mike and his beautiful family – Natsumi, Manami and Josh for lunch. It was a … Continue reading
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New Headers – Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan
Every time I have looked at my web page, the random header that is displayed has reminded me of our journey as Nomads in 2012. But it is time to change them, to reflect on our newest journey through Hong … Continue reading
Eating in Japan is such an adventure
If you can’t handle raw fish and chicken gizzards don’t come to Japan. If you are allergic to seafood or mushrooms, don’t come to Japan. If you need to know everything that is in a meal presented to you, don’t … Continue reading
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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
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