Thursday 7 June, 2018 Day 8 / Shakotan to Otaru [Missed Day 7? Read the previous post here] Today we awaken with the early sunshine at 6:30am, however we don’t get out of bed until about 9am. I decide to make use of the onsen one last time before packing up and we have a … Continue reading Day 8 – Shakotan to Otaru
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Day 7 – Yoichi to Cape Kamui
Wednesday 6 June, 2018 Day 7 / Yoichi to Cape Kamui via Shakotan [Missed Day 6? Read the previous post here] We wake up at 6:45am to the sound of the Japanese group from the previous night getting ready to leave. I can’t really get back to sleep so go for a run by the river … Continue reading Day 7 – Yoichi to Cape Kamui
Day 6 – Sapporo to Yoichi
Tuesday 5 June, 2018 Day 6 / Sapporo to Yoichi [Missed Day 5? Read the previous post here] The company we have booked our bikes through, Spark Cycling, meet us at 9am that morning to drop our bikes off. We meet Dai and his assistant who adjust our bikes and gives us a repair kit … Continue reading Day 6 – Sapporo to Yoichi
Day 5 – Sapporo
Monday 4 June, 2018 Day 5 / Sapporo [Missed Day 4? Read the previous post here] Today we fly to Hokkaido! We set off early to catch our train to Narita Airport and during our long walk through the tunnels we see a giant billboard of our favourite Japanese boy band Arashi. Cheye and I … Continue reading Day 5 – Sapporo
Day 4 – Tokyo
Sunday 3 June, 2018 Day 4 / Tokyo [Missed Day 3? Read the previous post here] We have another day of wandering planned and start by wandering through Shibuya towards the same French bakery Boul’ange from yesterday. With so much awesome looking stuff on display we end up spending 21,000 yen (about AUD $25) on … Continue reading Day 4 – Tokyo
Day 3 – Tokyo
Saturday 2 June, 2018 Day 3 / Tokyo [Missed Day 2? Read the previous post here] We’re so knackered from the first two days of activity that we sleep in until midday. Despite that I still head out for a run at the athletics track down the road where a basketball comp is getting started. … Continue reading Day 3 – Tokyo
Day 2 – Tokyo
Friday 1 June, 2018 Day 2 / Tokyo [Missed Day 1? Read the previous post here] Today is the day we finally get to check out the Studio Ghibli Museum. Both Cheye and myself are fans of the movies having seen almost all of them. After catching the JR line train to Mitaka station we … Continue reading Day 2 – Tokyo
Day 1 – Tokyo
Thursday 31 May, 2018 Day 1 / Tokyo Welcome to our adventures in Japan! Both Cheye and myself have been to Japan before, but only to the big city of Tokyo. This time we start our journey with a few days in Tokyo before heading to Hokkaido for some cycling. We arrive at Haneda airport … Continue reading Day 1 – Tokyo
Day 16 – Phnom Penh
Friday 13 April, 2018 Day 16 / Phnom Penh [Missed Day 15? Read the previous post here] It's the last day of our trip before we fly back home. Cheye decides to join me for a run along river and it's already hot and humid when we head out at 7am. We see two other … Continue reading Day 16 – Phnom Penh
Day 15 – Kampong Thom to Phnom Penh
Thursday 12 April, 2018 Day 15 / Kampong Thom to Phnom Penh [Missed Day 14? Read the previous post here] All through the night I am paranoid that the mosquito net isn’t closed properly but upon waking I have surprisingly few bites so I’m relieved. However as the day goes on, I find I’ve been … Continue reading Day 15 – Kampong Thom to Phnom Penh