The flip-side of not booking in advance, is that, you will never get to stay where you truly want. After Osaka (via Nara), we headed up north, to Kyoto. In the month of November, especially during autumn, everything’s packed or expensive. Our dreams of staying in a traditional Ryokan, in Kyoto, were crushed and we had to…
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Nara does not feature on the popular tourist grid. Few international tourists choose to visit Nara – compared to Kyoto and Tokyo. But if you’re in Japan, a trip to Nara should definitely feature on your itinerary. What’s more, a day should be sufficient to see the major sights. Nara is conveniently connected to Kyoto and…
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Two years later, but better than never, I finally begin to write about our trip to Japan. And I’m going to try my best to recall our experiences and retrace the route we followed. Japan is all about timing. While it might look beautiful in any season, the best seasons are autumn (autumn leaves…
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