Kasuga Taisha Shrine at Nara

No shortage of ‘rising sun’ on our visit to Japan

August 1st 2010
As mentioned in my recent blog, in which I reminisced on my business experiences in Japan, I also mentioned that Joan and I visited our son, Jared, for a fortnight in August 2010, while he was working over there and before the tsunami ultimately cut his time there short. I don’t know why I didn’t post a blog at that time, but what I do remember is it was incredibly hot and humid for most of ou ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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Joan & Neil

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Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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