Monday 20 Jan 2020 – Narita to Kawaguchiko

Kawaguchiko sits around a series of lakes 15km north of Mt Fuji and 110km west of Tokyo. I allowed 2.5 days here, the absolute minimum, as there are several sights to visit. We have lost the half day as we missed the bus to Kawaguchi, waiting on the upper departure level instead of the lower […]

Sunday 19 Jan 2020 – Bangkok to Narita

Up at 4.30. I have been awake since 1am worrying about the d… keys. At the airport I looking for the check-in desk, I couldn’t find my phone which now has everything as I decided to not carry paper. I was devastated. At the desk we had to provide details about our flight to Brisbane. […]

Saturday 18 Jan 2020 – Perth to Bangkok

We left Perth on Thai Air on a two-leg journey to Tokyo as direct flights were unavailable (ANA started in Oct 2019). This is a short trip, mainly for Hilary to attend the International Quilt show, but also to see Mt Fuji with a snow cover. Flying is so boring. To pass the time, I […]