Purikura – The Japanese Photo Booth Craze – Make Andy Beautiful!

Folks, whilst in the sunny southern city of Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan I was in the shopping mall 'Canal City' when I passed a big store full of photo booths, also known as 'Purikura' in Japan. Well, how could I not give it a go, right? Check out how it's done and what the end result …

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Langkawi, Malaysia – Underwater World, Skybridge and More in Pictures!

Howdy all! Another visual post for you, today a little look at the island of Langkawi in my first of two photographic posts on the Malaysian island. I must admit to not taking a lot of photos whilst there, but I did take a few nonetheless. Today's post features photos from Underwater World, an aquarium …

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INCREDIBLE 41 METRE BRONZE BUDDHA – Nanzoin, Kyushu, Japan

Folks, Japan is full of some incredible wonders from the natural to the man made, with its eye on the future yet appreciating its past. Today, a short day trip from Fukuoka in Kyushu sees me visit a place called Nanzoin, home to an incredible 41-Metre Bronze Statue of a Reclining Buddha. Come with me …

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Airline Face Off – Air Asia Vs Cebu Pacific Vs SCOOT

G’day folks, and I hope today’s blog finds you well. South East Asia is one of the best connected regions of the world by budget airlines. Last year in November-December I spent just over three weeks in the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia and flying was my main mode of transport. I used three of the …

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Accommodation Review – Ora Beach Resort, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Howdy all to yet another ‘Accommodation Review’, and today I am sharing with you my comfortable digs when I visited El Nido, on the island of Palawan, in the Philippines late last year. I stayed in the ‘Ora Beach Resort’, which was not in the centre of El Nido town, rather further down the road …

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Lahore Explorer with Tim Blight – Part Two!

Hi all, a few weeks back I brought you the first half of the videos Tim Blight (urbanduniya.com) has produced for his detailed and revealing series showcasing the Pakistani city of Lahore - Lahore Explorer. Today I bring you the rest of the videos, this is surely one of the most comprehensive serries of videos …

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Konbini Face Off – What is the Best Japanese Convenience Store?

Folks today it's the ULTIMATE face off - Three of Japan's most popular Convenience Stores! Japan LOVES convenience stores - there are over 55,000 in Japan! Family Mart, Lawson and 7 Eleven seemed to be the most common and popular that I have seen in my Japan travels, so I thought I would compare them …

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Train Journeys – Full Shinkansen Experience From Yokohama to Hakata

Come on board with me today as I take to rails in Japan on the Nozomi Shinkansen from Yokohama to Hakata (aka Fukuoka) on the southern island of Kyushu. This incredible train reaches speeds of over 200 km/h in the home of the original bullet train, Japan, SIXTY YEARS after the first bullet train was …

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Examining the Tours of El Nido – Tour C

Howdy all. Today it’s time to delve into the highlight of visiting the Philippines (for me at least) with the amazing boat tours you can do from El Nido, Palawan Island. I did two tours when I was there, the unimaginatively named ‘Tour C’ and ‘Tour A’, for reference, there is a Tour B and …

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