And so it begins...
July 20, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Finally we begin our trip.
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See you in September my beautiful harbour.
Sunset from The Branksome near the airport.
5:30am at the Qantas Business lounge is a very different place from 10am. Plenty of seats, no waiting for coffee and quiet. 😍
These JAL Premium Economy seats are very comfortable.
Thrill seekers that we are, we arrived at Haneda International Airport at 5pm. We got some cash and an IC card each and started the journey to the hotel in Shinbashi.
Was a bit hectic as we only justRead more
Tokyo's running these cool fuel cell buses nowadays. They're all over the city, running on hydrogen and spitting out just water. Pretty neat. You'll spot these quiet, high-tech rides cruising pastRead more
Tsukiji Fish Market's very interesting. It's like seafood heaven, but with more yelling and giant tuna. The inner market's moved to Toyosu now, but the outer market's still kicking at the old spot.Read more
Muji's Flagship store in Ginza is like minimalist heaven on steroids. This place is huge with multiple floors of simple, no-fuss goodness. It's got everything from clothes, to stuff for your house youRead more
We joined our Shinkansen bound for Kyoto. Such an easy experience, once we figured out how to scan our QR code and IC card to enter the station.
We reached speeds of 285kph at times as theRead more