Only Blonde in the City - Hong Kong

All Good Things must Come to an End

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April 19th 2007
"He who returns from a journey is not the same as he who left." Well, we're in Tokyo, Japan reflecting back on the past year, trying to comprehend all we have seen and experienced, and realising it's back to reality now. For our final blog we have come up with a few interesting Stats: We left London on 4 March 2006, 1 year and 46 days ago Countries visited: 18 Number of Flights: 41 Miles Trav ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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