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The Craziest show we’ve ever seen – Tokyo’s Robot Restaurant

November 28, 2016 by Frank (bbqboy)

The Craziest show we’ve ever seen – Tokyo’s Robot Restaurant Great white sharks, mean Panda bears riding cows, scary rabbits, huge snakes, a whole bunch of other robots spitting fire …

The Gate Hotel Asakusa: Review

November 23, 2016 by Frank (bbqboy)

The Gate Hotel Asakusa: Review We don’t usually stay in hotels when we travel. We’re full-time travellers so we usually rent apartments. But Tokyo was different. For one thing, we were on …

A Day trip to Nikko (Japan)

November 18, 2016 by Frank (bbqboy)

A Day trip to Nikko (Japan) A popular daytrip from Tokyo are the famous Buddhist-Shinto temples and shrines of Nikko. It makes for a long day as it takes 2 hours to get there (ie. 4 hours total travel …

Asakusa and Ueno – the best part of Tokyo

November 14, 2016 by Frank (bbqboy)

Asakusa and Ueno – why everyone should visit Northern Tokyo When people think of Tokyo they think of a megalopolis of modern skyscrapers. That’s a pretty accurate description of most of Tokyo. In fact …

How to see Tokyo with a Free Volunteer Guide

November 8, 2016 by Frank (bbqboy)

How to see Tokyo with a Free Volunteer Guide This post dates back to 2016 – but nothing has changed, you can still get a free volunteer guide to show you around Tokyo. All the information below. …

Cuba Travel Guide: Where to Go and What to Do (including the Best Beaches)

October 29, 2016 by Frank (bbqboy)

The Best Places to Visit in Cuba Cuba is much more than beaches and sun. Though slowly changing, Cuba is a place stuck in a time warp with its government, architecture, and fleet of old American cars. …

What is Seville (Spain) like? Observations, experiences and thoughts from a month in Seville

October 3, 2016 by Frank (bbqboy)

What is Seville (Spain) like? We’ve been in Seville (Sevilla) just over a month as I write this. But it didn’t take us long to fall in love with this city – Sevilla is simply amazing and for full-time …