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A quite comfortable flight over, had plenty of leg room (yes we flew Y), decent food and a good selection of movies. In uploading photos I realised I didn't take a photo of the second meal. Guess I was hungry at that point in time, oops. We had no problem getting a Suica card then hopping...

We've made it to the Qantas J lounge! Another good point about the Sebel is that it's right near St James station which has the airport line. Easy peasy run this morning. The next update will likely be from Tokyo!

Six was great fun! Really enjoyed the show. MrD liked it as well. He'd heard some of the songs since I'd played the soundtrack at home a few times. We then went to Swissotel Sydney (a block away) to get dinner. I figured I'd find out how this Accor Plus thing worked for food. Restaurant was...

Today was an adventure through the botanic gardens. Before we started, we grabbed lunch and water from Woolies which was next to the Lego store. Of course we had to go inside! The walk through the gardens was great. We found a shady spot for lunch, then wandered down to the Opera House and...

After a bus trip up to Sydney and a short train ride, we were checked in. The Sebel Martin Place is right near Martin Place station so easy to get there by train. It's in a spot that you might blink and miss, not a big grand foyer type hotel. It's got an art deco vibe which is nice. The room...

One sleep til Sydney! We're packed and ready to roll. First stop tomorrow will be the Canberra bus station for our bus up to Sydney Central. We'll be staying at the Sebel Sydney Martin Place. I'm an Accor Plus member (signed up during a sale earlier this year) which has been handy for this...

I also struggle with left and right, as well as east and west. You're not alone :D

Okay, so I've booked our first two train legs, I wanted to be sure we could get into and out of Nagano given we're there for the big Nagano fireworks festival. I read somewhere they can get up to 400,000 people attending, and I didn't want to risk not having a spot on a train. I'm confident...

I realised that quite quickly. But I'll find the relevant area that does look after that one to get Tokyo - Nagano - Kanazawa - Osaka. I suspect that last leg will be Kanazawa - Kyoto then a train change.

Thanks for the tip on Visit Japan Web - I realised it's much easier to use on a mobile device (I used my phone) rather than the website. Especially once I realised it wanted to take a photo of my passport - can't do that with my PC! Haha. QR code for each of us is ready to go. Am about to look...

I guess it's technically a book, but's not really a novel or non-fiction. I got a copy of one of the Murdle books which has logic puzzles to solve murders. Friends introduced me to the online daily Murdle and on my recent trip to Adelaide I wanted in-flight entertainment so grabbed a copy. I...

In just 18 sleeps, MrD and I embark on a holiday that gives us a couple of nights in Sydney, two weeks in Japan and three nights in Fiji. I feel like I haven't been as excited about this one, mostly because we've been to all three locations before, but also because work has been so busy I...

I haven't read the books, but we really enjoyed the show! It'll be on my list to read one day... In terms of a book update, I'm still reading the Great Library series, up to book four now. :)

I'm all caught up now. All I can say is holy moly! I'm currently in the middle of finalising bookings of hotels in Japan (not Hokkaido) and while I wasn't intending on hiring a car, I am still a little on edge after this story. I'm so glad you're out and safe. How terrifying for everyone.

I take it you've read Matthew Reilly? Haha. He wanted to make movies, but I think his scripts were too costly to make, so he turned to writing novels because you can have an unlimited budget. So his novels are like reading action movies. I enjoy them, but yes, they fall into a bit of...

Fahrenheit 451 has been on my 'I'll have to read it one day' list. Books about books are good books! Haha.

Finished the final book in the Inkheart trilogy, Inkdeath. Apparently a sequel is being published this year and is due out shortly - what timing! I've put in my pre-order. Attempted a couple of books after finishing Inkdeath. One called Book of Shadows, not worth continuing, so that's off to...

I haven't 'read' anything by Candice Fox, but I did listen to an audiobook of hers earlier in the year. It was quite good. I can't recall the title though...

Gosh I've been so busy lately I forgot to update. I finished that book which was really quite interesting. There were moments when I felt the gap between today and when the book was published. For example it talked about the Higgs boson as theoretical, because it hadn't been discovered yet. But...

Thanks for a good night everyone! Had an enjoyable time talking about all sorts of things. Looking forward to the next one.