You ever heard of a place called Kitakyushu? Neither has anyone else (Day 16 - 19 by Chris) October 2nd 2015 Friday 2nd October 2015
So I ended the previous blog quite abruptly as we boarded the train in Hiroshima and headed south to Kitakyushu (train station confusingly called Kokura). We decided on this ghost town as it was only a 20 min Shinkansen ride from Fukuoka which is where we would be getting the ferry to South Korea. We found a nice hotel room which was cheaper than staying di ... read more
Asia » Japan » Fukuoka » Kitakyushu 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
Hello readers, we'll take this moment to introduce ourselves. We are Gemma, by day a fashion buyer and Chris a recruiter and live in London.
We've always loved the idea of packing up and flying off to explore the world but never quite found the right time or opportunity to do so. Luckily for Gemma the lovely ASOS were kind enough to give her an 8 month sabbatical to travel to all those places she's always wanted to see. Chris didn't take much convincing either, jumping at the chance to chuck in the daily commute, banish the suits to the back of the wardrobe and live out of a backpack for th... full info