Author Archives: rob.dejonge

Go and come back?

Posted on November 21, 2007 by rob.dejonge

When I moved I already knew I was going to do a lot more traveling than I was used to. Since I started working, this traveling has actually mostly been for work, but a personal trip is coming up – … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Number One!

Posted on October 30, 2007 by rob.dejonge

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 →

Posted in Japan, October 2007, Journal | Comments Off

The hustle back

Posted on October 28, 2007 by rob.dejonge

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

Posted on October 26, 2007 by rob.dejonge

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 →

Posted in Japan, October 2007, Journal | Comments Off

Polite, considerate and respectful

Posted on October 25, 2007 by rob.dejonge

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

Posted on October 22, 2007 by rob.dejonge

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 →

Posted in Japan, October 2007, Life in Asia | Comments Off

First impressions of Japan

Posted on October 21, 2007 by rob.dejonge

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 →

Posted in Japan, October 2007, Journal | Comments Off

United we fly

Posted on October 21, 2007 by rob.dejonge

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 →

Posted in Japan, October 2007, Journal | Comments Off

Dreary, drab and dull

Posted on October 13, 2007 by rob.dejonge

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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Neung bpee

Posted on September 6, 2007 by rob.dejonge

This morning one year (neung bpee) ago, I landed in Bangkok with my suitcases full of clothes and no ticket home. Actually, I had no home to return to anymore. Thailand was going to be my home for a while, … Continue reading →

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