Our accommodation in Nagano was in a temple. We had the loft area shrine thing to ourselves. It was like sleeping in an ornate warehouse or something. It was the best sleep I:ve had.
200 Monkeys and a Lesbian Canadian Thanks Giving October 5th 2006 So we arrived in Japan following 2 days on the boat from Shanghai. A boat built to carry hundreds carrying no more than 30. Six or seven of whom were not Chinese of which four or five were nationals of the UK or Eire. As we were leaving Shanghai we met Dave and Jo out on the deck and stood in a glaring Chinese sun for three hours discussing the things you discuss when you meet people doing a simil ... read more
Asia » Japan » Nagano 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
Years of staring at maps, debating routes, saving money and boring anyone in earshot with constantly changing plans finally culminated in our D-Day. 28th August 2006. The day that Vik and Bob went global.
Having made it to New Zealand without taking a single flight, we reached the conclusion that neither our finances nor our sea legs could stomach another container ship journey so we've cheated and taken a flight from New Zealand to Bangkok. From Bangkok we hope to stick with the overland theme and take a route home through Southern Asia: China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey...
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