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I probably don't need this 🤣, but off to search my local library! Edit, and I found it! New book incoming!

Take one of the limited express trains like Haruka from Kyoto, stop at Shin Osaka and change. It will not be busy like the rapid trains and still covered by your pass. With your JR West Pass you cannot board JR Tokai trains (which Tokaido Shinkansen is one of them), simple as that, two...

I'm taking mother with me (challenging!), probably will join a tour from Inverness...

I heard people saying the journey to Edinburgh is too short for a good sleep. So I'm thinking taking it to Inverness, and then from there to see the highlands and Skye.

Melbourne based here, normally I'd say prefer a 15-20 day... 1734754905 If I'm going to Scotland that would be first thing, so mid Oct. I want to take the Caledonian Sleeper....surprise surprise🤣

Last night booked tickets to London in Oct 25, of course I booked to stop over in Tokyo on the way back 🤣 Now, two weeks in London, where else can I go?? Would Scotland be cold?🤔

Your nationality would help, to start.... Australians are visa on arrival to Japan.

Well yes if you google "profit repatriation from China" that's clearly not easy. I only looked after the intercompany accounts and they were a pain, don't want to know about profits! I also know some normal people trying to transfer their personal savings to AU (post- migration) and having...

Thing is, your Chinese subsidiary might make money on paper, but with their capital control you can't actually transfer money out... Years ago I worked in a multinational company with this exact problem....all our intercompany accounts are meant to be settled with real cash not just a...

If you want to lock in the exchange rate wise would be best imho. As a general rule I don't gamble with FX but that's just me.

As noted above, do not get cash in Australia. Use 711 or JP Post ATMs in Japan. I used Macquarie debit card after CitiPlus was no more...so far so good.

Ha I tried that last time and quickly gave up 🤣 You are doing much better than me!

Anywhere north of Nijo dori should be quiet... I have my list of places to go obviously 😉

I am going back in Feb, landing at NRT. Will update the experience with the card and auto gates.

That's probably plum. Sakura petals have long petioles. Also there's more than one blossom coming out of a bud.

afaik CX has a lounge in the Shekou ferry terminal, but not in HK!

In terms of seats I prefer CX. But landing in ITM domestic would be a much better experience than KIX international....

No probably not. That time was (hopefully) an once in a lifetime experience....as I named my TR "Zombie Apocalypse"...but hey at least I got to see Kyoto without people!

That picture was taken Feb 2020, store was not busy. Hell the whole city of Kyoto was not busy. I doubt anyone would be able to find the tatami room empty now....

Starbucks has nothing to do with coffee 🤢 But in Japan there are many very pretty stores! I am very much a fan of the design... This particular one has tatami rooms upstairs. The one and only.