Archive for 2008
The Dark Knight
August 5th, 2008 | 
Author: An early start was in order as we decided that returning to the hostel for some R&R during the middle, and hottest, part of the day was best. We were heading to Dejima, which was once a man made island, but had since be reconnected to the rest of Japan but is in the process [...]
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Peace in Nagasaki
Our first day in Nagasaki started later than usual so we could catch up on a bit of sleep that we so desperately needed. We eventually decided to pull ourselves away from the air conditioned comfort of the hostel room and went off to wander down Temple Street. Nagasaki has trams going all over the [...]
Nagasaki By Night
The night was young, so we jumped on the tram and ventured out to the ropeway (cable car) to take us to the top of one of Nagaski’s surrounding mountains. (It is surrounded by mountains on 3 sides of the city). While the ride up there wasn’t anything special, it only took about 6 or [...]
Trains, Planes & Automobiles
Do trams count as trains? And buses as automobiles? Because if so, my title is correct, if not, don’t question me! Friday was the day we began making our journey down the the Southern island of Japan, Kyushu. Up early again, (seems to be a regular occurrence, not bad for two jobless bums!) we had [...]
Time for a Change
The past few days have been busy, busy, busy with helping Belinda pack up her life of the last 2 years into boxes and suitcases. This was no easy task, as in that time anyone can accumulate a large amount of belongings. Luckily for Belinda, some of her friends were glad (when I say glad [...]
