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On turning six and new beginnings
Six years. Imagine that. Who’d ever thought I’d stick long enough to one particular hobby to actually make it to a sixth year anniversary. I think I just may have found my passion. Traveling never gets old. At least for me. My decision to stay put in Manila instead of following the location independent nomads…
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Project Japan
A lot of you got scared when I posted my Japan travel expenses. It’s understandable — that’s a lot of money to spend for two weeks in one country. Japan is worth it. It’s very very expensive, yes, but it’s also a really really beautiful country to explore. To those who I haven’t scared off…
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Maximizing your Japan Rail Pass
When I published my Japan travel expenses, most of you balked at the price of my train ticket: Php 23,000 or ¥45,100. I also had the same reaction when Ivan told me about the pass, but upon reading up on it and calculating the amount of money I’ll save vis-a-vis buying the tickets separately, I…
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Travel Expenses: Japan
Japan is expensive. They do not exaggerate when they say that. It really is. But that’s not to say it’s not a good place to travel in. Japan is incredibly tourist friendly despite the language barrier, and a lot of tourist attractions have free admission (well, mostly temples, shrines and palace grounds). Now that more…
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Snapshot Japan: KIX once more
Snapshot Japan: KIX once more, a photo by nina_theevilone on Flickr. I am officially stamped out of Japan. As I exited the Kansai airport train station, I glanced down at my JR Pass. Tomorrow’s the last day of its validity. "I still have one day," I thought. I can still hop on another train or…
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Snapshot Japan: Takayama and Shirakawa-go
Snapshot Japan: Takayama and Shirakawa-go, a photo by nina_theevilone on Flickr. I learned about these places from Ivan, who visited in 2011. I knew as soon as I saw his pictures that it should be added to my Japan itinerary. Fast forward to 2012, after a long time in transit (16 hours, 5 trains), I…
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