asia Day 25. Homeward Bound. Not much to say here. Woke up, showered, got the traditional 7-11 breakfast of yogurt and orange juice, checked out, and took the train to the airport. Security was a breeze and I
asia Day 24. Motorcycle back to Tokyo. The last day. I woke up early to make sure I got the motorcycle back on time and was treated to an unobstructed view of Fuji! For about 1 hour was able to get pictures of
travel Day 23. Motorcycle Day 2 Day 2 of motorbiking started of great with roads so well maintained and every hundred feet there was a new corner. Cars would slow down and flash their emergency lights to let you
asia Day 22. Motorcycle Day 1 Motorbikes!!! I had been looking forward to this since I started this trip back in July. I had packed my day pack with only the necessary things the night before and left at
travel Tokyo Day 21 Our last tourist day in Tokyo. There were only a couple of things I wanted to go see: Akihabara, and a World War II museum. We went to the museum first since it
asia Kyoto to Tokyo Day 20 Travel day. Woke up and did some laundry before checkout at 11am. We went to the train station to get breakfast/lunch. We were able to relax in the train and watch watch
asia Kyoto Day 19 Not a whole lot going on today. Another hike up a mountain, but whatever, we are experts now. The Shrine at Kurama is nothing special but the forest and mountain that it is
travel Kyoto Day 18 Biggest walking day yet. Over 31,000 steps according to Zach's pedometer. We went to see Fushimi Inari Tashi, Bamboo Grove, and Monkey mountain. Each one of those places required hiking up a
travel Osaka, Nara Day 17 We arrived in Osaka pretty late and made our way to the Japan Rail (JR) 'help desk' to exchange the vouchers I had bought online for actual tickets. After standing in line for
asia Hong Kong Day 16 Woke up early. Had to do laundry. $48HKD ($6.19 USD) and 2 hours later we had our laundry done for us at a laundry place just around the corner. We had breakfast
asia Hong Kong Day 15 Having slept in until 1130, I was the last one up. Zach had gone to get coffee and sent me and Joel the address. I arrived before Joel. Somehow it had taken him
asia Hong Kong Day 14 Arrived at the Hostel after a very efficient train ride that provided a gorgeous view of the harbor and part of the city. The efficiency of HK made an impression, because was a
asia Shanghai Day 13 Shanghai Tower I slept in today. Though, I think I got a bit sick. So I was in and out all night. The A/C turned off in the middle of the night, causing the
asia Shanghai Day 12 Out and about As you may have already imagined the sleep we got on the overnight train was less than great. Needing to use the restroom and grab a coffee we went to find the first
asia Xi'an Day 11 Overnight train to Shanghai We were able to wake up a bit later than usual since our train didn't leave until 8:35pm. I woke up in time for breakfast and then went back upstairs to pack
asia Xi'an Day 10 Terracotta Warriors Since we had booked a tour with the hostel all we had to do was wake up early and be ready to leave at 9am. The Hantang House was fantastic. The rooms and
asia Beijing Day 9. Tiananmen Square and travel day to Xi'an We woke up and had breakfast at the hostel before going to check out Tiananmen Square. A 30 min walk later we were there! My god was it massive! There were so many
asia Beijing Day 8. Great Wall Headache. Massive headache. It must have been that fruity mixture with rum in it. Slept on the bus all the way to the Great Wall. More specifically Mùtiányù. We took a cable car
travel Beijing Day 7. Travel Day After a restless, what may only be called; nap, Zach and I woke up and took an hour subway ride to ICN. Our initial flight from ICN to TAO went off with out
asia Seoul. Day 6. Tourist day. Best coffee is at 'Kopi Gajah'. Took a look around one of Seoul's old palaces. Neat to look at and probably more interesting if I had more knowledge of the history.
travel Busan to Seoul. Day 5. Sleeping in is GREAT! We were able to relax a bit because our train didn't leave until 1pm. So after eating breakfast, showering, and a failed attempt at doing laundry takes 3 hours)
travel Seoul. DMZ. Day 3. After a night of restless sleep we woke up early to visit the DMZ. The tour was organized by the USO, so it was in English. The Joint Security Area was off limits
travel Seoul. Day 2. Today I took my time. On everything. I woke up at about 830am, after having been in and out of sleep since about 3am, only to make sure I made it down to
travel Seoul. Arrival. After a 13 hour flight from Toronto, CA, I was a little tired, but mostly nervous as I had no idea what to expect of S. Korea. I didn't even know the address