Finding Hotels in Japan: Yokohama

24 08 2007

The Landmark Tower with Mt. Fuji in the backgroundOK, so Ron got lucky finding a hotel so quick in Hong Kong. But Japan was a different story in a lot of ways. The biggest difference is clearly the language barrier. The hotel web sites are all in Japanese.

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Booking Flights

20 08 2007

Hong Kong PosterHow much preparation do you think goes into a three week trip to Asia? Well, when you are two travel-savvy guys like us who like our creature comforts, it is considerable. The first most important thing to get in place as soon as possible are your airline reservations. So that’s what I worked on first.
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Why Japan and Hong Kong?

19 08 2007

Electone Zone LogoRon and I have been taking turns deciding where we go on vacation. For this vacation trip it was my turn to decide. Last time Ron picked New Zealand and planned out the whole itinerary too. So why did I pick Japan? Well, that’s an interesting story.

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