Tag: Budget Traveller
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Day 56 – Kawaguchicko
Today we woke up in the shadow of the famous Mount Fuji (apparently). We had travelled to Kawaguchicko, as it has a Lake which is part of the Fuji 5 Lakes. They are called this, as they are wonderful viewing spots of the mountain (apparently). As the name suggests, our accommodation K’s House Fuji View […]
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Day 55 – Nikko to Kawaguchiko
Today we checked out of our accommodation Sleping Nikko Inali. Before we left Nikko though, we decided to have a quick look at the temples we had missed yesterday, with our newly found tour guide friend, who was kind enough to say she will show us around and the super cool Canadian guy. We had […]
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Day 54 – Nikko
Last night at the Hostel Sleping Nikko Inari, we met a few more people. We all decided to travel together, which made the trip more fun. We all took a early bus to Lake Yunoko, which is pretty much the end of the bus line. Up here, the were some natural hot springs along the […]
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Day 51 – Tokyo
Today we went to Asakusa’s Tobu Tourist Information Center to pick up our Nikko Pass which we had ordered online from Bangkok. Getting to Asakusa station was easy, but then finding the Tobu Tourist Information Centre wasn’t. The Tobu station is a separate building around 100-200 meters away from the exit of the main Subway […]
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Day 50 – Tokyo
After an exhausting day yesterday, we woke up late again, and went to brunch close by our accommodation at a Japanese fast food franchise called Sukiya. The food was actually really cheap and tasty. From there we walked towards the closest Subway station, where we bought the Tokyo Subway 48 hour pass, which gives us […]
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Day 49 – Tokyo
Today was our first day exploring Tokyo. We slept in, so by the time we were able to get ready and leave the hostel, it was close to midday. We decided to walk towards the tourist information centre near Tokyo Station, where the staff member was very friendly and gave us maps and suggestions on […]
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Day 48 – Part 2 – Tokyo, JAPAN
As lightning pierced the night sky in the distance as the plane approached Japan we were expecting a rough landing in Tokyo. However as we got closer, all we could see were lights from the city which seemed to go one forever, regardless of the direction the plane turned. This is one massive city. We […]
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Day 48 – Part 1 – Bangkok
Today we woke up early and had to pack our bags so we could go to the airport. Since we had sent some items back to Melbourne with our friends (thanks again), we thought packing would be easier. WRONG! Even without those excess items the bags still felt full. Since 4J Lodge was hard to […]
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Day 46 – Bangkok
Today we walked from 4J Lodge to the Grand Palace. Its something we wanted to do for a while, but due to the early closing time (3:30pm) we had been putting it off until we could dedicate a day to it. While walking there we met another local on the street who asked us where […]
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Day 45 – Bangkok
Today we left our accommodation at Once In Bangkok Hostel and went back to a warm welcome at 4J Lodge. This time around we were shown the 3rd level, where there is a river view, so we took that room instead of the garden view. Also the lovely owner also showed us her various animals […]
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Day 42 – Bangkok
Our hotel Baron Zotel Bangkok is actually one street away from the first place we stayed in Bangkok which was Baron Residence Bangkok, probably the same company. We packed our bags and checked out of the Zotel. The Zotel actually have a tuk tuk service that takes customers to the main road, so leaving our […]
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Day 40 – Pai
Today we went on a group tour early in the morning, which we purchased last night at the street market. The Songthaew picked us up and we were the final pick up. Big Buddha The first stop was close to our accommodation Pril Pai Guest house, which explains why we were to last to be […]
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Day 39 – Chiang Mai to Pai
Today we left Chiang Mai to go further north to the town of Pai. Our hostel X Kingdom had arranged the journey. After breakfast an empty Songthaew (shared taxi) picked us up and proceeded to pick up several other tourists. With the Songthaew full (like super full, due to ~10 people and everyone’s bags) we […]
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Day 38 – Chiang Mai
Today was a quite day were we walked down the street to a coin laundry recommended by X Kindgom Hostel. While waiting, we ended up talking to an English teacher, who highly recommended teaching English as an income source there. It turns out he was also staying at our hostel. Ideas forming! He was a […]
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