Monthly Archives: July 2007

A New Addition To The Family #1 – Eifion

Posted on July 31, 2007 by tokyofox

I am now an Uncle as my eldest sister Ruth gave birth at 9.36pm (Australian time) on Monday the 30th of July 2007. Eifion John Evans is her and her husband Carl’s first child weighing in at a whopping 9lb 2oz (don’t … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Sea Life Park – Fish Pun Special!

Posted on July 24, 2007 by tokyofox

You can’t kipper good company down so in return for working the national holiday last Monday we cod have the following day off so I went to Tokyo Sea Life Park in Kasai Rinkaikoen which is a cheap plaice at only 700 … Continue reading →

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The New Face Of English Learning In Japan??!! (Part III)

Posted on July 22, 2007 by tokyofox

Following hot on the heels of my appearances on Keikotomanabu.net, my company website and a fair few posters my image has again surfaced albeit only the back of my head! At the start of May ‘The Globe’ (the company’s own quarterly … Continue reading →

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India 2007: The Delhi Belly Tour Pt V – Delhi Again!

Posted on July 13, 2007 by tokyofox

Rather than pay the RP535 for an air-con seat offered by the station ticket seller I opted instead for a RP104 (about £1.30!) non-aircon sleeper carriage which I was apprehensive about as I thought it could be an overcrowded sweatbox for the 5.5 hour … Continue reading →

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India 2007: The Delhi Belly Tour Pt IV – Jaipur

Posted on July 10, 2007 by tokyofox

Took an early morning rickshaw just 11km out of Jaipur to see Amber Fort which looked quite impressive perched on top of a rocky hill but it did feel like walking around a building site at times. I resisted the … Continue reading →

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India 2007: The Delhi Belly Tour Pt III – Fatephur Sikri

Posted on July 8, 2007 by tokyofox

It was p*ssing it down all the way from Agra to Fatephur Sikri on my 7am bus ride. 80 minutes for RP22 (about 27 pence) on a rickety old bus with open windows and a leaking roof resulted in my … Continue reading →

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India 2007: The Delhi Belly Tour Pt II – The Taj Mahal

Posted on July 5, 2007 by tokyofox

Thoughtlessly I forgot to change my alarm clock to Indian time so I was woken up at 1.30am (5am in Japan) having struggled to get to sleep before that. A few hours later I took the 6.15am Shatabdi Express to Agra (home of the … Continue reading →

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India 2007: The Delhi Belly Tour Pt I – Delhi

Posted on July 3, 2007 by tokyofox

With my 30th birthday soon approaching I fancied the challenge of India before I settle on a life holidaying in developed countries and staying in 5 star hotels and doing package tours including air-conditioned transport between the tourist traps! So many horror … Continue reading →

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