Blogs from Asia - page 14772

The island of Okinawa is by far very, very, very different from the rest of Japan. It seems like a completely different country. The weather there is gorgous. The average temperature year round is 23 degrees celcius. How perfect is that? There is so much room there, unlike Tokyo. The streets and houses aren't crowded and not everyone is in a rush to get some place. It's very relaxed and laid back. The people look healthier and happier and are more friendlier than in Tokyo. There are parks everywhere in Okinawa (unlike Tokyo, which is a concrete jungle - you do get parks, but you have to look hard for them). The best part is that the dogs in Okinawa are big and not teeny tiny like the little toy dogs in Tokyo. It was so ... read more

Well been in Ko Samet all week, it's been amazing, I've been to heaven and I didn't even have to die!!! The island was amazing, just unbelievable beautiful. We chilled out most days, I did a day of Muay Thai boxing which was absolutely earth shaking! We rented bikes to travel the island which was so much fun and we found a private beach, perfect, all to ourselves, many great moments on that beach!! We saw the sun setting, there was only six of us but it was just remarkable, probably the best thing I have ever experienced. There was me, Dutch Jess, English Jess, Saskia, Issac and Alice the Belgium girl, oh and the scabby eared dog. We had such a laugh about this crazy, dirty, annoying dog that kept folowing us. I threw a ... read more

Hanamaki is one of cities in Iwate prefecture.... read more

On our way to Kandy we decided to stop off at little town called Nuwara Eliya which has a reputation of being just a little English, white picket fences, rose bushes etc, so we thought why not stop for a cup of good old tea... Once again the scenery was very green and hilly and we managed to find a very nice English hotel which was just beyond our budget - I really have forgotten what a hostel looks like never mind a dorm bed but we tell ourselves it's just for one night... And as it's only for one night we decided to live it up and eat at the most expensive place in town, at "The Hill Country Golf Club". Only one snag, we have to find it first. Now on the map the ... read more

Hands down, this has been our favourite place so far. The relaxed culture, the stunning and ever-changing landscapes, and the wonderful people, all made this a place we want to return to. Our favorite foods were the rice soup for breakfast and the amazing riverweed (like sea weed but thicker and lightly fried in garlic and sesame seed, usually eaten with fresh chilli and sticky rice), both of which were our main staple in Laos. Other memories include: *- paying for dinner at restaurant in any combination of currencies including kip. dollars, baht and euro. All are accepted. *- dancing with the head man of Muang Ngoi village - he asked Stef twice ;) *- nights at the Vietnamese bar - when everything else closed for curfew in Luang Prabang at 11.30pm, Vinh would take us ... read more