Japan: Hakone, Kyoto and Nara Hakone We saw our first Shinkansen/bullet train and got on it for only 15 minutes from Yokohama to Odawara. It is unbelievable how fast, smooth, comfortable and reliable it is. It stops only for a few minutes so you have to be quick to get […]
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Tokyo never ends, 6 days in the coolest city on earth
We arrived very late after a long day travelling, we wasted some time to get our Japan Rail pass from the station and the train from Narita airport took over one hour. We then got lost in Shinjuku station trying to get to our train to Nishi-Shinjuku, and once we […]
Palawan: Port Barton and El Nido
Port Barton and El Nido Port Barton and El Nido were the second part of our stay in the Philippines, still in the island of Palawan which we decided to stick with, since we have been taking so many flights we couldn’t be bothered to fly in between other islands […]
Philippines: Easter in Manila and Puerto Princesa
Easter in Manila and Puerto Princesa Day 1 We arrived from Hong Kong after a very early start (4:45am) at 12pm. The flight with Cathay Pacific was ok despite a bit of a headache at arrival at the airport, since the guy wasn’t finding us as we are allegedly booked […]
Hong Kong in three days under the rain
Three days in Hong Kong, and what to do (and not to do) if it’s pissing with rain for your entire stay… After Bruce tried a couple of (delicious) posh whiskies at 9am in the morning in Hanoi Airport, which we were never going to buy, we set off for […]
Halong Bay and Hanoi
Halong Bay and Hanoi Day 1 We arrived in Hanoi at 5:30am from the overnight train, feeling fresh and breezy! (minging!) We got a taxi to 3B hotel, where we will be staying for a couple of days. The taxi was too pricey and clearly ripped us off (£6 instead […]