2nd anniversary
What a second year in Japan it has been with earthquakes, tsunamis and nuclear issues. Even with all of that the Japanese people continue to be amazing, the countryside is spectacular and the whole experience is still special.  It’s time to assemble a list of “must do’s” for the next year to make sure nothing is missed. I’m sure that it will be a great year…

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A night at the footy
On a recent trip back to Australia I visited Melbourne and managed to get along to the footy for the first time in a number of years. After sitting in the crowd for the game I’ve decided that it will be a little while before I take my son along to experience the colourful use of English employed by some in the crowd. I watched the Swans versus the Dons at docklands.


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Canberra sunset
On a trip back to Canberra the winter rain stopped on dusk and the sunset was something to behold.


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Best love hotel name ever
On the way to Narita airport in Tokyo the bus passed a love hotel with the best, and most direct, name ever.


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Sendai onsen
There will be no photos. On a recent trip to Sendai the hotel I stayed in had a public onsen. The hotel was located in the cooler cedar clad hills outside of Sendi. On entering the onsen area you take a shower stall, complete with its small stool and rack of shampoos and body washes, wash yourself thoroughly. Taking your small towel you then head to the baths. This hotel had a bath located outside. It was amazing to lay back in hot water as the breeze swirled the steam from the surface of the pool allowing glimpses of the mist moving through the cedars on the hillside above the onsen. It was very easy to spend an hour in the pool, or on the side as the water was exceedingly hot, watching the ever changing scene. Having an onsen in the snow has been added to my list of “must do’s”.

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