After a stint of temple gazing in Kyoto it was back on the big old bus to Tokyo, only this time I would not be greeted by the u-bend of a toilet with more buttons on the arm rest than James T Kirk’s favourite arm chair. Instead we were guided by a lovely Japanese fellow, …
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So, India and Japan are polar opposites. In India, it was frequently too hot to go outside. In Japan, it seems that every time we set foot outdoors we get drenched in sheets of cold, grey rain. Everything is peaceful, systematic and reserved. The super-clean zen of Tokyo was a welcome relief after the hectic, …
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Past greetings from China! I thought that Shangri-la was in India somewhere. I know it was the name of a bungalow we took as a weeks hoilday at a long time ago in the UK and a resort in Laos. Anyway I digress! I am still getting used to China. I like the food more than Vietnam or Laos, …
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