The Golden Pavillion - Kinkakuji

Discovering our Zen in captivating Kyoto

October 1st 2012
We arrived in Kyoto by the famous Bullet train from Tokyo in under 2 and a half hours, amazing since it is over 450 km away, but the Bullet train doesn't get its name from nowhere and goes at a speedy 250km per hour on average. Kyoto is supposed to be<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> the place to go to see what the real Japan is all about and we couldn’t wait to explore co ... 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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Victoria and Scott

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Victoria & Scott are off... September 2010...We work hard and play hard and love our holidays! So much so that six a year just wasn't enough so we left our jobs, friends, family and home behind and took off for nearly 5 months to travel around the world! We visited: South America- Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile (September-Mid Oct) New Zealand- the North & South island in a camper van (Mid Oct-early Nov) Australia- the East coast from Melbourne-Cairns (Nov) South East Asia- Singapore, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia (December & January) We blogg... full info

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