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Tokyo’s Underground System After the silent Shinkansen ride where everyone was quiet, and extremely orderly, I arrived in Tokyo. The capital of Japan, Tokyo was a completely different story from Osaka, Kyoto and Nara. With a population of 13 million people it was bustling with people. Everywhere I went, I was surrounded by people. At…
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This morning I rode the famous “bullet train” or Shinkansen for the first time from Osaka to Tokyo. It was fun and exciting. This train is supposed to be one of the fastest trains in the world with speeds averaging around 300 km per hour and one so punctual it’s stressful. I stress that I’ll…
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I love vacation. Who doesn’t right? From your childhood days, through your teens, college and later in working life, vacation seem to take on a whole different aspect. These days, an interesting and fascinating part of vacation seems to me to be the people we meet along the way. Of course if you’re traveling in…
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In less than two day’s time I’ll be on my annual block leave and wondering around the land of the Samurais. I’ve been planning this trip for years and for some reason or the other never made it. I’ve made plans before with friends, bought the guidebook and even had an itinerary. Then something comes up and…
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I wonder if the same phenomenon happens in other countries. In Thailand, you can tell when its the month-end Friday by simply looking at the traffic jam on the streets and the number of people eating out in restaurants. The streets are packed with cars, crawling as if they were old men and women walking. …
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