The Snow is Gone (B.B. king Xmas remix)

Okay no this post isnt a remix of any song. More just that finally all the snow is gone. It's not that I dont like the snow, just that the UK is completely incapable of functioning at all when it snows, even if it's only a little bit. All transport shuts down, the shops empty of essential food and businesses before workless. This is the 3rd year in a row now that the snow has stopped the country. Aah do something about it! Here, we'll all give you a year to figure out something.


'Til next time
~GA

Clean living

I think my time time in Japan will be my moat healthy. I don't smoke or do drugs, but As my friends know, I drink an eat crap. But when I'm away I'm going to be avoiding junk food like McDonald's and Burger King. I don't want to travel 6000 miles just to eat what I can have at home. And as the drinking age in Japan is 20, I won't be drinking either. Shock horror!! That and the fact that I'll be active everyday all day, not wasting any time sitting around, I'll be super healthy!
My body is going to tale a beating come September and university.


Until next time
~GA

New Video Cameraaaaa!

Yes, so I got my new video camera today, a blue Sony DCRSX33EL.CEH, along with a case and an 8gb memory card. HOWEVER, it's for Christmas, and I'm not allowed it until then :(. Still, after Christmas I'll post a test video of myself to check it's youtube quality!!

http://www.comet.co.uk/p/Camcorders/buy-SONY-DCRSX33EL.CEH-Camcorder/619175

Until next time,
~GA

All work and no play makes GA a dull boy

Having had my plans last week ruined by the snow, I decides it was time to have some fun and spend some money. So I had a work Christmas party over the weekend which was good, then went to visit a friend at the University of Kent in Canterbury. About time I did something fun.

Until next time
~GA

New Competition

The Japan National Tourist Organisation is running yet another competition through seejapan.co.uk. Again it is a pair of London-Tokyo economy tickets with JAL. For more information and to enter, here's a link: http://www.visitjapan2010.co.uk/great-japan-prizes/
You can also win flat screen TVs, Casio watches and vouchers for SO restaurant.

'Til next time
~GA

Niijima is back on the agenda

So after watching all of the StreetEnglishTV shows on youtube, one came up that I am definitely interested in: Niijima. I think I mentioned it in an earlier post, but I've looked into it a bit more and I'm coming round to the idea.
The boat to the island is only Y8000 (about £60), and accomodation is from Y5000 (about £38). So for a chance to go to a pacific tropical island that is part of Tokyo is too tempting to resist!

So what I reckon I'll do is spend just one night, but as much of the 2 days as I can out there during my 2nd week from Tokyo (the last week I'm in Japan). Considering my original plan months ago was to start off in Okinawa, this is a much cheaper and easier alternative.

til next time
~GA

Boycott the JR Pass!

Okay, don't fully boycott it, it is good for certain things. However, if you are undertaking a trip like I am, and are on a tight budget like I am, there is a better alternative. The bus!!

The Willer Express Bus Pass can be used on night and day journeys between most major cities, including Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Kobe, Kyoto-Osaka and Tokyo.

For only Y14,000 the bus pass can be used for 5 non-consecutive days of your choice!! This bus pass ought to last me the whole trip for my major travels, so it is a great deal!

Til next time
~GA