May 23, 2016 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Alan finally got things happening for us at the check-in counter and our Qantas A330 aircraft has arrived to take us home. Janet has made one last foray into the Narita Airport crowds to "get rid" ofRead more
May 23, 2016 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Well folks, we have decided to give Malcolm and Bill another chance and are on our way home. It will be a bit of a marathon though, we left New Chitose Airport at 1355 hr on Jetstar Japan and areRead more
May 22, 2016 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
After navigating our way across country from Sapporo to Furano and Biei we finally got stymied in Chitose when we attempted to return the Wingroad to Mr Nissan this afternoon. After a couple of lapsRead more
May 21, 2016 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Today has been more of traditional Japanese experience. We pointed the trusty Wingroad - well up until the female English GPS operator went on strike, she did eventually return but it took someRead more
May 20, 2016 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Today we took in more of Japan's west coast, we headed up as far as Shakotan and then worked our way back to Otaru which is famous for its canal & glass art. Lots of tunnels along the way and stillRead more
May 19, 2016 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 13 °CTonight we explored Sapporo city. Definitely the pick of all the Japanese cities that we have visited so far. Well laid out and vibrant with lots of folk out and about. In a stroke of luck weRead more
May 19, 2016 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Well it finally had to happen, we have joined the ranks of the Japanese road commuters. Thanks to Janet's Japanese language skills and more than a modicum of patience we managed to successfully hire aRead more
May 18, 2016 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Well folks we have finally made it to Hokkaido. We caught the Shinkansen from Aomori to Hakodate this morning. This part of the Shinkansen system only opened on the 26 of March this year and involvesRead more
May 17, 2016 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
No not the West Coast Eagles! Rather, we decided to head to the west coast of Japan today. Was looking to get on one of the Joyful Trains - the Shirakami Resort train down to Akita but left our run aRead more
Janet HansonSpectacular scenery & amazing weather - even managed to squeeze in an ice-cream by the seaside while waiting for our return train 😊
May 16, 2016 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 19 °CSo are we. Given the fine weather in Aomori though we decided to check out Hirosaki Castle. This involved a train and bus journey to Hirosaki and then a short walk to the castle. The original castleRead more
Great blog Gary - really enjoyed following your exploits!