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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Euro Trip 2010 Pt II: Vaduz (Liechtenstein)

Posted on August 28, 2010 by tokyofox

I went to Liechtenstein and all I got was a lousy passport stamp! Of course there’s a lot more to this tiny country than that and Vaduz (where I went) isn’t the be-all and end-all but most people seemingly go there just … Continue reading →

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Euro Trip 2010 Pt I: Zurich and Lucerne (Switzerland)

Posted on August 25, 2010 by tokyofox

I hadn’t stayed in a YHA since my early days of backpacking in 2001 but on my arrival in Zurich I eventually managed to find my way to my pre-booked accommodation.  No such thing as a cheap place to stay in … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: The Karate Kid (2010)

Posted on August 23, 2010 by tokyofox

I recently saw the 2010 re-make of the Karate Kid and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Admittedly I had low expectations as the original is one of my all-time favourite films and didn’t want to see the … Continue reading →

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A Spiritual And Physical Challenge

Posted on August 15, 2010 by tokyofox

A few years ago I saw the second season of Jack Osbourne’s Adrenaline Junkie series on youtube. It featured many daredevil stunts of which I have done a few (bungy jumping, jungle trekking, marathon running, rock-climbing, kayaking, thai-boxing, kushti wrestling, skydiving etc) … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Shop In Tokyo!

Posted on August 11, 2010 by tokyofox

A couple of months ago I found out about a Star Wars shop in Koenji which is a station lying nine minutes west of Shinjuku. Despite living in Tokyo for many, many years I didn’t know about this place and … Continue reading →

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A Banana Vending Machine In Tokyo! You Better Believe It!

Posted on August 6, 2010 by tokyofox

There’s no doubt that Japan is the land of vending machines. Among a population of 120 million it is said that there is one vending machine for every 20 or so people which equals erm……a lot of machines! The majority of … Continue reading →

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Malaysia 2010: Penang Pt II – Temples

Posted on August 2, 2010 by tokyofox

After taking in Khoo Kongsi temple (see Penang Pt II for details) I returned to the hotel to get my girlfriend and we headed out to the bus station again. Thankfully no sandals were snapped this time! Again we stopped … Continue reading →

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Anna & The King Filming Locations In Penang

Posted on July 30, 2010 by tokyofox

My girlfriend wasn’t really interested in looking around George Town, particularly on foot, so with that in mind I left her in bed for an hour or so each morning while I went out to explore. I wanted to see the … Continue reading →

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Malaysia 2010: Penang Pt I – Parasailing and Dr Fish!

Posted on July 28, 2010 by tokyofox

With a forecast of heavy rain every day in Penang we were very lucky to experience only brief moments of drizzle but on the whole it was mostly hot weather. Inevitably that resulted in me getting sunburned (feet and head) … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: The A-Team (2010)

Posted on July 18, 2010 by tokyofox

So having worked my way through the A-Team TV series DVD boxsets in the first half of this year I had become overly familiar with the original characters. With that in mind my expectations for the movie were quite low! … Continue reading →

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