- "We'll be in Chiang Mai soon, for an entire week and will have a car. Any suggestions for things to do, places to visit an sights to see?"
- "Can anybody recommend a solid, reliable dentist in Hua Hin? Not one out to rip off unsuspecting tourists. My brother needs one."
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- "@BobVanEs I thought the exact same thing as I walked out! One fine day, it will happen. But not when carrying food and the mrs waiting! :-)"
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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Tokyo Number One!
Japan and especially Tokyo have always been at the top of my list of places to visit. After the decision to move to Asia, it was really only a matter of time before I would end up visiting. Taking the … Continue reading
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The hustle back
The original plan was to stick around Kyoto for two days. I left Tokyo with some shopping yet to be done and figured I would get to that on Saturday. When I asked Taka about the trip back to the … Continue reading
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A day in Kyoto
The fastest Shinkansen, not ours though During our preparations, Natalie sent me the address for the Shinkoin temple in Kyoto, which offered guestrooms for travellers. Sounded pretty amazing and so yesterday we hopped on the Shinkansen for a 3 hour … Continue reading
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Polite, considerate and respectful
One of the things anybody will tell you about the Japanese is that they are a very polite, considerate and respectful people. If or not these people have actually met Japanese generally does not make a difference, I would have … Continue reading
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Rules and escaping them
The image we have in the west of Japanese is that of a humble, polite and considerate people. And this is unmistakably true. But this is only one part of the spectrum, the part of the rules. I get the … Continue reading
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First impressions of Japan
After a pleasant flight, we landed at Tokyo Narita Airport and were welcomed by Chris, a good friend of Natalies . Him and his wife took us around for the remainder of the day, we went to eat sushi (of … Continue reading
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United we fly
My very dear friend Natalie has been visiting Thailand, Cambodia and Laos the past couple of weeks and I’ll be sure to write about that sometime soon. I’ll see if I can get her to publish her top 10 myths, … Continue reading
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Dreary, drab and dull
October is the peak of the rainy season in Thailand. And although for a while it did not rain at all and there was even a hint of ‘winter’ kicking in early this year, the past week has been dreadful. … Continue reading
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