February 27, 2002

cities

my shortlist of travel destinations is coming together.

denpasar (bali), then bangkok, london, portugal (own travel to... spain, italy, greece, turkey, romania, hungary, slovakia, czech republic, poland, sweden,finland), london? adelaide.

or maybe denpasar then london and i'll visit thailand when i eventually go over to vietnam as well.

hmmm. it will probably all depend on price.

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February 20, 2002

organic japanese tea

i really want to go to japan. just not on this trip though. like america, the uk, germany, france and most of italy, i'm trying to avoid japan because of the prices.

but when i was looking at volunteering opportunities i came across this.

I think that I'll contact IVP to see if they'll be running the camp in future years. Rural japan would be a great place to stay.

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February 19, 2002

cuba. i think i'll go to cuba.

of course. getting to cuba is probably not easy on a round the world ticket. but after seeing the secret life of us (which only had characters who had been to cuba) i have to say, i really want to go. but maybe another trip. when i go to the us. and then cuba would be in the general area.

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February 17, 2002

buddhist shrine accomodation in kyoto

from the lonely planet thorn tree

I hear that there is a (buddhist/shinto?) temple where people can stay overnight in Kyoto, and the cost is quite reasonable. Anybody got any info? Jahne!

There are a whole number of them - Buddhist temples, not Shinto shrines though. The Kyoto Tourist information office (Just north of Kyoto station, on Karasuma-dori, under the Kyoto Tower building) has a list and can book them for you.
Do check that the one you choose has old traditional buildings though. Some, like Myoshinji Tmeple, put guests up in a modern, concrete block. Not much atmosphere there.
Many others though are wonderful. There is a curfew of around 9pm and vegetarian 'monks food'. Get up early to take part in the ceremonies. Have fun!

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dreaming

i want to not be here. i want to be in fantastic places with lovely people. and then i'll post about it to city stories.

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