japanese history – WE THE EXPLORERS

February 22, 2015July 14, 2015

Unexpectedly awesome Nara

Nara, the final destination on our short bullet train trip around the south of Japan. To be honest this was the place we were all least excited about and at one stage we were even talking about cutting our time here in half! But with some good luck and a chance meeting it turned out … Continue reading Unexpectedly awesome Nara

February 20, 2015July 14, 2015

Kyoto: Two temples and a tea room

Our stay in Kyoto was short but sweet. Tobi had actually caught a cold from the cool weather on Miyajima Island the day before so we decided to take it easy. On the night we arrived, we checked into our first hostel stay of the trip – Piece Hostel Kyoto… and having stayed at a … Continue reading Kyoto: Two temples and a tea room