2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 6 of 6: Day 14 – 17 Kyoto and going to Narita airport (Tokyo)
Day 14: typhoon approached Southern Japan – Rest day and Kyoto ramen We woke up and felt smug and relieved at the same time. Smug as we made the right choice traveling yesterday and relieved as we actually managed it.…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 5 of 6: Day 11 – 13 Beppu and emergency move to Kyoto!
Day 11: travelling to Beppu – Kaimonji hotspring – Beppu reimen noodles We checked out of our Kagoshima airbnb at around 10am. The main station was only about 5 minutes walk, but the owner of the building (not the host)…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 1 of 6: Day 1 – 3 Fukuoka
In the Summer of 2019, we explored Kyushu Japan with the Japan rail pass (aka: JR pass). This time we were 3: myself, C, and C’s mum. The JR pass allows you to travel with almost all JR trains including…
Trouble ridden summer holiday in Japan
Small problems and some stressful situations are completely common during travel. Being a budget traveler, I’ve had dozens of small travel problems like that, but I have never had so many in one single journey like we did in summer…