Part 4. Tokyo, Kamakura & Hakone – neon to nature
Aug02

Part 4. Tokyo, Kamakura & Hakone – neon to nature

In this our fourth and last part of our tour around Honshu, we investigate the capital and its environs – a kaleidoscope of smoke and mirrors. We’ve encircled Honshu, the main island, in our tour of Japan. As you’ll see from the map below we’ve finally returned to Tokyo to investigate the city itself and some of the more notable locations that surround it – from views of iconic Mount Fuji, to boiling hot...

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Part 3. Himeji, Hiroshima & Miyajima – between heaven & hell
Jul17

Part 3. Himeji, Hiroshima & Miyajima – between heaven & hell

In this third part of our Japan tour, Southwest Honshu immerses us in samurai, senslessness, spirituality – and sake. We’ve previously travelled from Tokyo across Honshu to Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go and Kaga Onsen, before heading south to Osaka, Kyoto and Nara. In this article we take you to the far southwest of Honshu to Hiroshima and Miyajima, via Himeji, as you can trace on the map below. We’ve chosen to make our way...

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Part 2. Osaka, Kyoto & Nara – a spectrum of ancient and modern Japan
Jul06

Part 2. Osaka, Kyoto & Nara – a spectrum of ancient and modern Japan

In this second part of our tour of Honshu, Japan, we experience the extreme contrasts of sculpted modern architecture and rampant consumerism with simple aesthetics and spiritual reward. Travel with us to Osaka, Kyoto & Nara. In our first article we explored the lesser known west coast of Honshu. Now we head back to the southern side, to the cities of Osaka and Kyoto along with the ancient capital of Nara, as you can see on the...

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Part 1. Kanazawa and Culture – history alive in western Honshu, Japan
Jun20

Part 1. Kanazawa and Culture – history alive in western Honshu, Japan

In this first of a series about the main island of Honshu in Japan, we share with you our travels throughout this diverse island to bring you colour, culture, cuisine and history to entice you to explore this amazing country for yourself.  We’ll end our tour in Tokyo but before that show you highlights of travel through the Kanazawa region, Osaka, Kyoto & Nara, Hiroshima & Miyajima and the Himeji area, Hakone and...

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High-lights in Hội An
May14

High-lights in Hội An

Walk through Old Hội An on Vietnam’s central coast and you’ll pass seamlessly through colourful generations and cultures under a continuous canopy of vibrant oriental lanterns. It’s hard to believe that Hội An was an important trading sea port dating from the 15th century – except that rail and air travel wouldn’t have been an option then, as it remains today. If you want to get to Hội An today, you travel by road. We’ve stayed...

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Hanoi highlights
Apr02

Hanoi highlights

With Hanoi still set to be on the Formula 1 Grand Prix racing circuit at some time yet to be determined; Vietnam will be in the spotlight worldwide but here we’ll take you on a different street circuit. At odds with the razzmatazz of F1, the historically communist capital of North Vietnam has a distinctive and pragmatic character, compared with the more decadent and ‘Western’ south. Our guide who meets us at the airport tells us how...

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