The marble palace is a (relatively) small palace built palace was built in 1768 by Count Grigory Orlov, one of the most powerful Russian nobleman of the 1760s, during the ruling of Empress Catherine the...
Takayama is a small town (in Japanese standards) of about 100,000 people, placed inside the mountains about 300km east of Tokyo. You can get there by train from Nagoya or buy bus, the train...
Top places should not be missed when you are in Tokyo: 1. Imperial Palace East Gardens The imperial palace is closed for visitos but the East Gardens, bridges and historical towers are open to...
As you may know I’m travelling in Japan at the moment and while travelling I have noticed some road related design differences between Japan and New Zealand. Some of the differences are big so...
So we arrived to Tokyo and after 24 hours here and you already noticed that some things are different to what you have been told. The main surprise is that Tokyo is not so...
We landed in Tokyo after a long trip from Wellington and a series of events which made the planned 12 hours trip last for more than 2 days. The extreme weather conditions that hit...