Hi there everyone, We arrived in Auckland yesterday afternoon after 14 hrs of flighting and no sleep BUT...It SUMMER TIME here so not that bothered anymore teeheee!!!! Whoouhouuu! Not too impressed with Custom....Nearly didn't get in the country....Rude NZ custom woman was really rude and Nunu with no sleep....BAD COMBINATION! walked around the city today and we got burnt!!! Even on my feet! I am doing a Sam!!! James has a builders tan....only his arms an...

Just left central Tokyo this morning (finally) to get to our Ryokan in mount Fuji and OH MY GOD....It is magnificant! From our hostel room, we have a view of Mount Fuji!! Its a very clear sunny day so the visibility is amazing! Japonese Ryokans are famous for having hot bath, Jacouzzi style baths, and yes....view of mount fuji from ours there too! James is gutted though because they are strictly male and female seperate only!! It is a good thing really cos you ha...

Visited hectic Akihabara - Graham.......It would be your heaven! Electrical City! Completely crazy stuff, from computers, to laptops, computers parts and bits & bobs...Everything electronic you can think of... you can get there! Also, there is a lot of manga comic books stores, mainly filthy ones to be honest!! Was really hard to find some for alison, my 13 year old sister who loves drawing manga stuff!!had to be so careful what i picked for her! its crazy...

ooooooooh my god...The toilet seats here are aaaaaaaawsome! Basically, they are electronic and have so many different settings its not funny! 1st, they are heated, they have a vibrate mode, different water temperature mode, spraying mode and best of all, there is a sensor on the wall behind you which makes a noise when peeing or having a number 2! Puuuuure jenious! bet you didnt think of that one tibby! ;-)Sooooo cold today! We went to the Imperial Palace this mo...

hi guys, we arrived safely at tokyo narita airport yesterday all dazed and confused as 9am (1pm back home) managed to find our way to the hostel and stay up til 4! our hostel is cool however when booking a double private room in japan it means bunk beds!!! doh!! went out for a free beerio in the local hostel bar in the evening. north tokyo is madly reaaally clean and tidy! local people leave their bicycles outside their house without padlocks! it is how safe and ...