Hi friends! Thanks for your comments on Chris' last blog and our Japan photos! My Mum's hit the nail on the head with her comment - 'every new country is a new experience.' That's totally true! Japan is the 7th country of our travels so far, and I think the people here are my favourite. I am in awe of them and their gentle kindness, respect and politeness. I suppose I should have had some indication from my Japanese phrase book, which has 8 various ways to sa...

We're now halfway through our Japan adventure and it's proving to be a wonderfully different country, jam-packed with beautiful, historical buildings, stunning gardens and landscapes, lovely, earnest, humble people and incredibly well thought out and punctual transport infrastructure.It's not as different as my preconceptions, which involved black being white and people watching TV via implants whilst levitating their way across the city, but there is a clear con...