Tag Archives: tokyo

High-Speed Train to Kyoto

Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2009 by Peter

I’m lucky enough that I’ve never been subjected to the UK rail network for more than a couple of hours, but still, I try to avoid it where possible! The Japanese rail network is totally different! It’s spotlessly clean (even … Continue reading →

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Wandering around Akihabara

Posted on Saturday, April 4, 2009 by Peter

Akihabara is Tokyo’s “Electric Town”, and as a self-confessed electronics geek, this is somewhere I wanted to spend a good bit of time. Akihabara is the sort of place that could easily take up an entire day. I wandered around … Continue reading →

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Watching ASIMO

Posted on Thursday, April 2, 2009 by Peter

Today we went to Miraikan (Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) and were just in time to see ASIMO come out of his* cupboard and run around for a bit! ASIMO was only out for about 15 minutes, … Continue reading →

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Leaving Australia, Heading to Japan, Free WiFi

Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 by Peter

I’m currently sitting in the airport at Cairns waiting on my flight to Tokyo. I’ve still got about an hour before boarding, but that’s alright, there’s free wireless here! It’s a little strange to be leaving the country I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Leaving Sydney

Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 by Peter

I’ve been in Sydney since returning from New Zealand. To be honest, apart from catching up with some of the people I met in New Zealand, I haven’t been doing very much and it feels like I’m just killing time … Continue reading →

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Another Change of Plan

Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 by Peter

I’ve been back in Sydney for a couple of weeks now, mostly trying to sort out what I’m going to do for the next few months. I was pretty much set until a few days ago when I tried to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Geelong!

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by Peter

After almost 3-months, I’m leaving Geelong this afternoon and flying back up to Sydney. I’m not entirely sure what I’ll do once I get there yet, but getting a job is pretty low on the list of priorities at the … Continue reading →

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