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Boulders Bay Penguin Colony | Cape Town 1 Mar 2013 | 12:31 pm
Penguins inSouth Africa? I had no idea we would be able to walk amongst penguins in Cape Town, in a beautiful setting in Boulders Beach. `' There are few places in the world where you can get this clo...
Captivating Cape Town 1 Mar 2013 | 12:20 pm
Almost one week into our first visit to captivating Cape Town. This part of the world is so amazingly, naturally beautiful that it so often takes your breath away. The coastline is dramatic and rugged...
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The Japanese Toilet Seat 15 Oct 2012 | 04:40 am
Now, don't get me started on the Japanese toilet seat!! Well, ok, I will anyway.....they are EVERYWHERE !! NOT just in the fancy hotels, but in restaurants, train stations, bus stations, department s...
Nagano by Bullet 14 Oct 2012 | 03:46 pm
I got my Japan Rail Pass today which allows me to travel anywhere in Japan by rail so I wasted no time in jumping onto a bullet train, something I've been wanting to do since we arrived ! Where to go?...
Walking Tokyo 14 Oct 2012 | 03:28 pm
My day yesterday was spent....walking! With a few metro trips thrown in of course but I must have walked miles, just soaking up the atmosphere of the city ! I started off at the Imperial Palace Garden...
Tokyo Inner Fish Market 12 Oct 2012 | 03:09 pm
Visited the Tokyo Fish Market today, the Inner Market where tourists are not REALLY supposed to go. Missed the famous tuna auctions though, not surprising as they normally take place at 5 am but ther...
Mount Fuji and Volcanic Fissures 11 Oct 2012 | 06:21 am
Mount Fuji and a visit to the Komagatake Ropeway where volcanic gasses are leaking out of the mountainside creating 'hot springs'.
First Authentic Japanese Sushi 10 Oct 2012 | 07:32 pm
We didn't waste much time before trying out the 'real thing' in a sushi restaurant in Tokyo and have now discovered just HOW different authentic sushi is to the 'westernised' version we have in the U...
Am I really like an electronics store ? 8 Oct 2012 | 04:50 pm
Not sure whether to be offended or not when, after deciding that my hand luggage needed to be checked, the airport security guy said " Crikey' it's like an electronics store in here ! " Well, I KNOW I...
