Hey everyone,Apologies for the lack of updates but been prettybusy and had a lack of internet access.Have been staying with Nori on the outskirts of Osaka until yesterday. Spent the first couple of days there sorting some stuff out, hanging out with Nori, meeting some of his friends and exchanging english and japanese drinking games with them, fortunately they are mostly foriegn language students so could make up for my lack of Japanese fluency.We then spent a re...

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 r...

Hey guys,I wrote this post on Saturday but couldn't get it posted with the pics, anyway this what I had to say then: Arrived in tokyo on thursday, where upon I promptly learnt what jet lag is: arriving at my hostel about 20 hrs after leaving home and then had to wait another 8 before going to sleep so that I'd make sure to get into the Japanese hrs.On the day I arrived it was all a bit surreal and a little overwhelming between the lack of sleep and everything be...