I hopped on the direct bullet train to Nagoya, man we need this kind of infrastructure in the UK! By the time I got to Nagoya it was pouring with rain, luckily I had my huge umbrella with me to keep my backpack and me relatively dry as I walked to Nagoya Travellers Hostel. Walking down the main road to the hostel, I could hear classical music being played from somewhere when I realised there were speakers on most of the lamp posts and it was being played down the...

Next up is a one night flying visit to Nagano, all because I want to see the Japanese snow monkeys (macaques). However, looking forward to getting on my first bullet train! I jumped on my direct bullet train to Nagano and though the carriages feel wide and spacious and bigger, comfortable seats; it felt no faster than the Pendelino service from London to Manchester. I'm sure, in fact, it's probably twice as fast but you just don't feel it. The views of the rural...

Tokyo here I come!!! Cheap budget flight with Vanilla Air was painless and with arriving at Narita airport at 9pm I had booked to stay at a hotel at the airport. And of course, being the first time in Japan I had to book a capsule! As soon as I got there, I fell in love with the country. I checked in at Nine Hours Capsule Hotel and was given a lovely grey smock to wear as a dressing gown and the changing room felt so space agey. The capsule itself was pretty spac...

My final day in Hong Kong saw me meeting up with Sophia, a girl I met in Brunei, who is from and lives in HK. She took me to a real local’s place for breakfast / brunch where the entire menu is in Chinese. Similar to when I was with Pearl the other night, I let Sophia order our food and pick a selection of things to try. The girl did good!! She picked a huge buttery French toast, a HK style egg custard and a red bean drink providing a huge sugar overload. Amazi...

So a day trip to Macau it is to celebrate my Mum’s birthday. And why not since it is only a short ferry ride away and well, let’s be honest it’s another country I can tick off the list! It was straight forward getting to Macau as there are regular ferries from and to Hong Kong all day. The first thing you see as you get off the ferry in Macau are the free shuttle buses that ship people from the port to their casino of choice. I had heard that Macau is the ...