2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/andynatsadventures2010/rss.xml http://www.getjealous.com/andynatsadventures2010 http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1840511&go=andynatsadventures2010 The last blog from us, Were currently in our hotel writing this in Ikebukuro Tokyo before we pack for the last time...that's at least something we both won't miss!Over the last few days we've been to Kyoto which is the culture capital of Japan and the second most visited city in the world after Mecca apparently. We visited a temple on the first day and then it poured it down. We went onto a shoppi... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1840511&go=andynatsadventures2010 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1839274&go=andynatsadventures2010 Hi AllKanazawa was lovely but boiling hot - 35C but so humid here. We went on a tour around and visited a couple of Shinto shrines and a ninja temple, complete with hidden staircases, escape and attack dens and even a suicide room! That was cool.On our last day in Kanazawa, we were leaving at 12pm to catch two trains to Hiroshima - one 2.5hr train to Osaka and then a shinkansen (bullet) train to H... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1839274&go=andynatsadventures2010 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1838372&go=andynatsadventures2010 Hi,We're into the tour fully now and over the last few days have visited Nagano, Matsumoto and Takayama. We leave today for Kanazawa and then head to Hiroshima, Kyoto and Yokohama where we will watch the quarterly sumo tournament before having a couple of extra days before coming home.Nagano is a small village within the Japanese Alps and here we stayed in a traditional lodging within the temple g... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1838372&go=andynatsadventures2010 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1837238&go=andynatsadventures2010 Well were loving Japan already! met up with our tour group two nights ago and there are 6 of us that have bonded and been going out for food and drinks and having a laugh. The rest are a bit older and keep themselves to themselves! The Japanese are really friendly and will go out of their way to help you even if they dont speak any english, we even got offered a round of beer by an old japanese gu... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1837238&go=andynatsadventures2010 Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1836804&go=andynatsadventures2010 Well, were here in the bright lights of Tokyo, arrived last night about 10.30pm and navigated the hustle and bustle of Tokyo's train stations! We had a decent hotel last night in Ikebukuro and we meet up with the rest of the people on the inside Japan tour tonight, think there is only about 8 people in the group so we hoping they are not a bunch of wierdos! Just had lunch at a Japanese restaurant ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1836804&go=andynatsadventures2010 Sun, 5 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1835939&go=andynatsadventures2010 Lets be honest, white water rafting is tough, but not if your last name's Chapman. We hammered the rafting at Tully. there were 5 of us in the boat, plus the guide, and Nat and I initially sat in the middle of the raft opposite each other. The guide rotated the leading rafters after an hour with us, and we didn't rotate again! We loved being at the front!It was awesome - we had a great time, got a... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1835939&go=andynatsadventures2010 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1834837&go=andynatsadventures2010 Hi All,We've been busy bees since we last wrote, and we're now in Townsville on the Whitsunday coast.Ok, we had a great time in Noosa. The weather was hot so we got our bronzed bodies out for more sun, the place was quiet witha little marina and small town centre, but we enjoyed just chillin out. Until, that was, we watched Arsenal v Blackpool. Kick off was 12am our time, and we managed to stick w... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1834837&go=andynatsadventures2010 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1833235&go=andynatsadventures2010 Hi, we flew to brisbane on Wednesday morning and picked up our hire car for the 1 hour drive to the Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise) - imagine Benidorm but more upmarket and youll get the picture! It was a warm sunny day so we went to the beach about 3pm but due to all the skyscrapers theyve built they actually blocked the sun from the beach! Had a fantastic Thai meal that night at Chaingmai restaur... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1833235&go=andynatsadventures2010 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1832585&go=andynatsadventures2010 Hey All,Were loving Sydney, more to see and do than Melbourne! The weather has been better too, sunny but a bit cold and windy. We moved into our appartment in Potts Point on Sunday, its great not being in a hotel and being able to save some cash by cooking our own food! Plus we can see the Sydney Harbour Bridge from our bedroom. Chappers made a mean Chilli Con Carne on our first night, it was exc... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1832585&go=andynatsadventures2010 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1831647&go=andynatsadventures2010 Hi All,We're now in Sydney...time is flying by, and still having a wicked time. Since we last wrote, we've completed our camper trip in NZ - we walked to Franz Josef glacier's terminal and took some nice pics. Quite a bit of the area was out of bounds due to safety - that didn't stop most of the other tourists climbing these steep rock mountains. Nat and I were taking pics of the mouth of the glac... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=1831647&go=andynatsadventures2010 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT