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Japan - October '18

I went to Japan on holiday with my friend Charlie in October 2018. He had never been to Japan before and when the chance came up to accompany him and act as a guide/translator, I jumped at it.

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Streets of Sapporo

I tripped over to Japan for the third time in February of this year; yes I know this is a few months late. Besides just needing a holiday in general, I wanted to

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Things to do in Kyoto at night

I got a bit 'templed out' in Kyoto - while the many temples and shrines scattered through Kyoto are beautiful, I was craving variety by the end of each day.

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Japanimals 3 -The Deer of Nara Park

Nara is a city near Osaka and Kyoto. Nara is famous internationally for the deer; they live wild in the city and especially in the huge Nara Park.

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Japanimals 2 - Arashiyama Monkey Park

Arashiyama Monkey park is a short hike up a mountain on the western outskirts of Kyoto. If you're in the area, definitely check it out, it was one of my favourite stops in

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Japanimals - Okunoshima, Rabbit Island

My girlfriend Shannon adores animals of all shapes and sizes, the fluffier the better. As such, we made it a mission to visit as many of Japan's animal attractions as possible. Japan is

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US Trip 2

I spent two weeks last month in the US for work, not the first time I've done so if you remember a post from last year [http://stochastication.com/2016/03/19/sleepy-in-seattle/

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Japanese Ingenuity: How did we not think of these?

This is the last of four posts about my recent trip to Japan. Previously, Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara [http://stochastication.com/2016/09/02/kansai-kyoto-and-osaka/]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are already plenty of articles out

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Kyoto, Osaka, Nara: Historical Capitals of Japan

This is the third of four posts about my recent trip to Japan. Previously, The Food of Japan [http://stochastication.com/2016/08/05/the-food-of-japan/] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kyoto was a city steeped in quiet

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The Food of Japan

This is the second of four posts about my recent trip to Japan. Previously, we met Japanese Buddha in Tokyo [http://stochastication.com/2016/07/03/meeting-the-japanese-buddha-in-tokyo/] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I love food, so I

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Meeting the Japanese Buddha in Tokyo

This is the first of four posts about my recent trip to Japan. Table of Contents 1. Tokyo City 2. Harajuku and Takeshita Dori 3. Akihabara and Super Potato 4. Mori Tower and

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Palo Alto and SF

The second week of my time in America was spent in San Francisco, or at least the Bay area. I was staying and working in Palo Alto most of the week, a city

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Sleepy in Seattle

I got to head over to the US for work recently for two weeks, on in Seattle and one in San Francisco. First time I'd been over there and I found it funny

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Stockholm and Lyon

Originally posted 25/08/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The final stop on our eurotrip was to Stockholm, Sweden. Sam and I had a chill few days there, visited some museums but didn't do much else

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Auschwitz

Originally posted 15/08/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The other full day in Krakow we spent out in the countryside. We saw Auschwitz in the morning - both Camp I and Berkenau, and then in

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Krakow

Originally posted 13/08/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Krakow - The city that sounds like a gunshot. In English, anyway; the Polish pronounce it more like 'Krah-kuv', with a roll on the r and the

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München

Originally posted 07/08/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Headed to Munich after Amsterdam, stayed at Sam's place and did a bit of sightseeing. * First full day in Munich we went for a wander around Olympiapark,

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Sex and Drugs in Amsterdam

Originally posted 04/08/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amsterdam was pretty friggin interesting, the drug/sex culture was fascinating. Weed * So in Amsterdam, weed is legal. Well, not really. It's decriminalised, but otherwise illegal. It's

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Amsterdam

Originally posted 01/08/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finished up contiki and headed to Amsterdam the next day. * My grandfather is Dutch, but it never really factored into my childhood. I'm seeing it more now

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Buda and Pest

Originally posted 29/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today was spent exploring Budapest, we had a tour in the morning, went and visited a ruin bar at lunch, and finished off the day (and the

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Bratislava

Originally posted 28/07/2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Travelled from Vienna, stopped over in Bratislava, Slovakia for lunch and arrived in Budapest that night. * Before I came here, these two videos were the extent of

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Wien

Originally posted 27/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The only full day in Vienna ('Wien') today so we had quite a busy one. We did a brief walking tour of the city, stopped into the

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The Bone Church

Originally posted 26/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We spent most of today travelling, stopped over at Kutna Hora for lunch and to see the bone church, which is every bit as cool (and creepy)

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Bikes and Bunkers

Originally posted 25/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We managed to fit in a bike tour of Prague for most of the morning, and tripped out to see a nuclear bunker in the afternoon. * First

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The Moldau

Originally posted 24/07/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First full day in Prague - Walked around the city in the morning, took a boat cruise down the Moldau for lunch, a 'Traditional Czech Evening' for