Andrew C

We've managed to find time again to sit down and write a bit more of our adventures in Japan. You'd be surprised at how hard it is to find time and a decent internet connection amidst all of our travels and hostels; it's kind of like the elusive holy grail - once you get it, you take your first opportunity to use it. We are writing to you from Nagasaki, which is located on the northwestern tip on the island of Kyushu (but slightly south from Fukuoka). Since the last time we've written, we visited Okinawa and most of Kyushu via our Japan rail pass. Generally, this was the "warm" leg of our trip (if you can call it that); the rain seems to be following us around everywhere we go. This country definitely isn't t-shirt ... read more

Hey everyone....Well, we're finally getting around to posting our first blog, albeit this one will be a shortie - typing on this travel laptop I purchased isn't exactly the easiest of feats; I think fingers might be a little to pudgy, but hopefully a Japanese food diet will change that :) Things are going great here in Tokyo. We arrived last Tuesday after a nine-hour flight from Vancouver, and the time change was a little challenging (not to mention a horrendously upset baby sitting behind us the entire way)....We arrived at Sakura Hostel and things have been great. We've managed to check out some of the big sights in Tokyo, and all within a week. Just like last time, we went and visited Shinjuku, Shibuya, Roppongi and Ikebukuro and marveled at the flagrant over-the-top commercialism that ... read more