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This is heaven...

August 10th 2005
Today was excellent, I really, really enjoyed it. I made my way from Hiroshima to this little town called Matsue on the northern coast of Japan. I caught the 7am bus, which was a bit of a stuggle to get up so early but I slept some on the bus so I made up for it. I sort of wish I hadn't slept on the bus becasue the scenery was beautiful, we had to make our way across the mountain ranges that go th ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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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Lanz
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I moved around a lot when I was growing up, and my guess is that this is at least one of the reasons why I love to travel and always seem to be dreaming about it. I spent a life-changing year in Japan when I was at university and this only added to my wanderlust. I ended up back in Japan after graduating as I obviously wasn't quite finished with the country and from there, well I'll let you read what happened next. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined" -Henry David Thoreau ... full info
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