Whether you’re here to live, or here backpacking you are going to have to get from point A to point B somehow. I was considering doing a post all about transport in Japan and including driving, because for many people coming here to live and teach driving is an essential part of the day and …
Continue reading Japan Survival Guide Part 3: Getting around Japan by Rail!
Hey folks.Today's blog I talk about one of the most amazing places I've been in the world - the Simien Mountains in Northern Ethiopia. One of the most stunning settings you'll find anywhere in the world, a great place for trekking too. I am not a big 'trekker' (and not a big trekkie either, I …
Today I had a great day. I did three main things - I caught up with two people who went through training with Interac when I first came to live in Japan. Ravi and Kamillah are from Jamaica and great, friendly people and after two years, it was great to catch up. They have both …
When I went to India, I was a very green traveller. It was my first solo trip, the first time I had travelled alone. When I went to West Africa in 2006, I couldn’t claim the same. I had been to India three times, I had visited Bangladesh twice and been through Pakistan and Iran …
Continue reading Culture Shock Part Two: First Experiences in West Africa
I've been very keen to get the latest 'Short Journeys' up on Amazon for kindle, and finally it has arrived! 'Short Journeys: India' is a collection of tips, information and some experiences too - stories and so forth, from my three trips to India. It covers Delhi (the good, the bad and the ugly), a …
Continue reading Short Journeys India and a travelling lesson from Jaipur
Hey folks. It's been a lovely day. I am whiling away the hours editing the latest Short Journeys here at the Shibuya City Lounge in the Loft building, which is just perfect! It's got the perfect sort of space for working with a drink and good service! Very nice. Shibuya is the funky 'in' part …
I’ve been working on Short Journeys: India lately (due out in April) and thinking of some of the experiences I’ve had there and thought that ‘Culture Shock’ would be a good topic to write a blog on. This will be a three part article over three weeks (check on Sundays for the next part!) with …
I have been on many overnight bus journeys in my travels, and last night was another. I have crossed the Baluchistan Desert from Pakistan to Iran overnight, which is perhaps my most memorable for good and bad reasons. Bad - Hot beyond belief and very little sleep, the Good, nay AMAZING - waking up at …
Well, today I said 'Goodbye' to my apartment where I have lived the past two years. If moving to Japan was tricky, leaving is not only difficult but also quite slow and frustrating. Still, even though the apartment wasn't quite as comfortable as I might have liked, I'll have fond memories. Not so much of …
Hello! Today I am starting a series of points that will form a sort of informal 'Survival Guide' for those thinking of living in Japan. My time in Ichinoseki is almost up as I type - tomorrow I say goodbye to my apartment, Friday night I am off to Yokohama via night bus, so things …
Continue reading Living in Japan Survival Guide Point One – Second Hand Stores
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
Andy Roams 