Tag: travel
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Sabbatical Odyssey, 2023 – Chapter 6
VIETNAM – PART II Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay was one of the places whose reputation preceded our visit. Lolo had been previously. She could not stop talking about how breathtakingly beautiful it was. I recall making the reservation very late one night before we left Cayman, for a 3-day, 2-night cruise from Monday…
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Sabbatical Odyssey, 2023 – Chapter 5
VIETNAM – PART I Jackfruit chips? By the time we boarded VietJet Flight 931 on the afternoon of Wednesday 22 November from Osaka to Hanoi, Lolo and I felt like seasoned Asian travelers. After all, with our purchases, we had increased our luggage count by one, and were completely relaxed after a near flawless period…
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Sabbatical Odyssey, 2023 – Chapter 4
O, Osaka, Osaka! We got back to Kyoto in time to catch the Shinkansen for the brief ride to Osaka. The journey, which would have taken over an hour by car, lasted 15 minutes to the second. I had called ahead to the St Regis, Osaka for a transfer from the station to the hotel. …
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Sabbatical Odyssey, 2023 – Chapter 3
More Historical Context (with thanks to our guides and Wikipedia) As I visited the various sites in Tokyo, but more so when we visited Kyoto and Osaka, it became clear that understanding each city is greatly improved when you have even a basic understanding of Japanese history. Certain aspects were repeated to us several times during…
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Sabbatical Odyssey, 2023 – Chapter 2
Hello Tokyo Arrival at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Monday 6 November, airport pick-up, the drive to and check-in at the Hotel New Otani in Chioda City, were all smooth and painless. Our longest delay was to figure out that the “Hire Stand” is the same as the taxi stand, which was to be our reference…
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Sabbatical Odyssey, 2023 – Chapter 1
From Idea to Implementation Sabbatical. “Oh, I thought that was only for university professors.” “Are you going to write a book or something?” “Oh, it is only for three months.” Comments from people who do not work at Mourant. If you do, you might know someone else who, or has been on sabbatical. Or perhaps…
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