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The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky

The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky

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JAPAN

Need an apartment for a month in Kyoto? Here’s the place to stay

by Frank (bbqboy)

Need an apartment for a month in Kyoto? Anyone familiar with us knows that we are big fans of Airbnb. In fact we spent 315 night in Airbnb apartments in 2016. The one major exception was Kyoto. When …

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Looking back at 2016…and forward to 2017. And our Travel Oscars (and losers) for the year.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Looking back at 2016…and forward to 2017 Ah, the usual yearly wrap-ups that we travel bloggers come up with. But I’ve said it before: year end posts are about remembering what we did in the year, …

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Ninja training in Kyoto

by Frank (bbqboy)

Ninja training in Kyoto One of the most mythical figures in Japanese folklore is that of the Ninja. Unlike the Samurai (the warrior class of the military) the ninja was a secretive figure, often hired …

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Going Hello Kitty Crazy at the Keio Plaza Hotel (Tokyo)

by Frank (bbqboy)

Hello Kitty at the Keio Plaza Hotel (Tokyo) I had kept it as a surprise for 2 months. We were at the Premier check in counter of the Keio Plaza Hotel when Lissette spotted a familiar image on the room …

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“Hot or Not?” Visiting Shinjuku and the red light district of Kabukichō

by Frank (bbqboy)

Visiting Shinjuku and the red light district of Kabukichō When people think of Tokyo, visions of Shinjuku come to mind. Shinjuku is modern Tokyo: the home of tall skyscrapers in West Shinjuku, the …

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

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 …

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The Gate Hotel Asakusa: Review

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 …

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A Day trip to Nikko (Japan)

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 …

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Asakusa and Ueno – why everyone should visit Northern Tokyo

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 …

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