I sent an email to J hopper in japan today. they are a hostel in osaka. the best hostel in osaka according to my sources. so ive booked my first 3 nights there in a mixed dorm. Should be fun i hopefully will meet a bunch of fellow travelers. also this gives me 2 whole days to sort out some further accomodation. theres a few apartments in the area im interested in and they cost about £200 a month rather than £16 a night for a hostel. There pretty small though i ...

IT CAME!!!! the passport came in the post today and the visa was in it. i can now legally spend a year in japan and work while im there woohoo!! 'I love it when a plan comes together'

Booked my flight today cost me £480.00 but is a good deal. This makes it all seem a little more official now i have a date to go. So 14:15 on the 30th of september i get on a plane to japan. 19 hrs later including a 3hr stop off in dubai i land in osaka. dun dun dun!!

Took a trip to london today to fill in my visa forms. was a 3hr bus trip there and back but had to be done i got to the embassy by 10 and was all done by 11. filled in a form and presented all the bumph to the dude behind the glass. i needed: Passport, £2,500 and the statements to prove it, A planned itinery, A reason for wanting to go to japan, CV, and a photo. All went well and just have to wait a week to see if it my passport comes back with a visa i...

Well this is my first blog and my adventure has not yet begun. Currently i am in the paperwork stage and still sorting out a visa application. In a week I get paid and will then have the money required to apply for a working holiday visa.Then i just have to print off a few forms i.e. CV and itinerary and make the trip to london for a day of form filling and interviews. Alot rides on this application. If i get it i can stay in Japan for up to a year and im allowe...