Holiday destinations

[skippy]

Thanks for that Nef. I just watched it very interesting. I had no idea a Scot was the architect of modern Japan.

[Black Orchid]

I have a friend who coaches tennis at several international schools in Japan but I can't remember where he is exactly. I think he is in Tokyo.

Both my boys want to go to Japan but they only want to go for the snowboarding.

[AiA in Atlanta]

I lived in a regional town in Japan for 16 years and found Tokyo exhausting, simply exhausting and was always glad to return home.

[Super Nova]

To be honest, I didn't find Japan a great "holiday" destination. Tokyo was just like any other busy metropolis and only good for shopping if you like paying top dollar.

It's the type of country I'd prefer to go and spend 3-6 months and immerse in the culture. If I only had a week or two I'd prefer to go to Thailand. Fuck your gentle art of karate, kickboxing transsexual midgets rock!

I actually spent a few months in Thailand when I was in my twenties. Some of those trannies can kickbox pretty good themselves.
I remember my first night in Bangkok getting lured into a bar down a back ally and when I went in the beer was 40 baht on the sign but when it came time to pay it was 100 baht. I was with a couple of other Aussie blokes and we thought fuck you we're not paying that you're ripping us off and started heading for the door. By that time the door was blocked by half a dozen bouncers which included a couple of boy girls that were swinging some mean looking stilettos in our direction. We returned to the bar paid the bill then left having learned never to keep a bar tab in Bangkok and pay up straight away.

I had the same experience in Istanbul. I negotiated my out my refusing to pay the outrageous price. Negotiated it down to 50%. the bouncers were huge and Russian. Rule number one, never run a tab.

[mellie]

We went on the Spirit of Tasmania over a week ago and I am still suffering motion sickness when I get into a car for more than 10 minutes.

I don't think i'm designed for cruising.