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Month: September 2018

Team LAB / LAN

Dan and I have always called ourselves Team LAN. Get it? It’s and easy one. So when we arrived in Tokyo looking for treats to enjoy of course the *almost the same name* art event by Team LAB called out to us. Plus it is based on Audio Visual tech and, well, you know Dan……

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Terry the Turtle

Since arriving in Tokyo I have got back into running for enjoyment. So a couple of times a week I head over to our local park and take a few turns on the running circuit. At the moment Japan is still in it’s summer season with the temperatures regularly reaching 30+ in Tokyo. This means…

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103 to 201

Why not make the big move to Tokyo a little more complicated? Just follow our failsafe method to ensure ultimate complications and maximum time spent in various bureaucratic nightmares. 1. Relocate to the worlds’ largest city without the help of an employer. 2. Move into a box disguising itself as an apartment. 3. Go to…

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Night Kayaking

A few months ago we were supposed to enjoy a week long holiday in Hokkaido. However, before we could travel, the Japanese government changed the law which impacted on our accommodation, and so the holiday was cancelled. This led to many boohoos on our end, but also resulted in $100 voucher for an ‘Airbnb Experience’….

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