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Tokyo Adventure Day 4: Pokemon and The Wind Rises

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Day 4: "Woke up after a good night sleep and said goodbye to the hostel we had been staying at. Our first stop of the day was to get the metro to our new hostel. When looking for hostels to stay in, I decided I wanted to mix it up and stay in two different places. The first hostel we stayed in was more...

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Tokyo Adventure Day 3: Ueno Zoo

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Our adventures continue...  Day 3: "We woke up at a normal time in comparison to the day before (~9am) and headed to Ueno Park with Michael, an American we met at our hostel, tagging along. After leaving Ueno Station, we walked up and came across a vast wide open space, with the National Museum looming in the distance. We entered the museum, which...

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Favourite Things in April/May

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So as spring has arrived and I have chosen my favourite things from April and May. I have recently been hiding in the depths of the library and my bedroom, studying for my LAST ever exams. After I graduated last year I never thought I would be doing more exams as a postgraduate. I have had 4 in total (well 2 more to go as...

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Tokyo Adventure: Part 2 - Studio Ghibli Museum

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This has to be one of my favourite days in Tokyo. I had been wanting to go to the Studio Ghibli Museum for years.  After being an avid fan of their spectacular heart-warming films, such as Spirited Away to Whisper of the Heart, my heart was pounding when I finally booked my tickets to the Museum. Note to anyone intending to visit, you...

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Tokyo Adventure: Part 1 Arrival

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As a continuation to my Hong Kong adventures, I also wrote a diary for Japan. I had been wanting to travel there since I was 11. It was at this age that I discovered the culture and spent many of my teen years reading manga, eating a local Japanese food establishments, such as Pom Poki in Brighton (go there if you want a cheap...

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Hong Kong Part 4

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Day 6: "Woke up and headed back to the little village with Charlie and his sister Tina, were we walked around to a place to higher kayaks. No photos were taken that day as I was too busy... well kayaking. We went around the bay and stopped off for a break on an deserted island. I decided to explore, but as soon as...

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