Hey guys,

Here's todays briefer words of wisdom:

Travelled to Osaka and managed after some exploring and help from friendly locals to find Nori's flat, now chilling with him for a few days, he's offered to be my authentic Japanese guide so it should be fun.

Thanks for the messages:

• Mum/Dad - its going great thx tho i'm still getting used to both the travelling life and the japanese cultural differences. I'm glad whisper is missing me, as I am her, not the rest of you tho of course :P.
• Stew - cheers for the undying decleration of love that I take that to be, hope ur time in sydney goes well keep me posted.
• Ben - thx, I have that song stuck in my head now and theres so many things that keep making it pop back in! I will of course endevaour to find you multicultural midgets so that you can make the midget shrine in your room more pc and ethnically balanced.
• Panda - thx for the virtual goodbye, hope you enjoyed everyone coming to visit you for the big dutch work party?

Also just a tip for everybody if you select the subscribe to dan's travels on live then you should get an email when I make a post to save you keep checking back here.

Catch you all soon
Dan