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A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Spain 2010: 3 Nights In Seville

Posted on January 22, 2010 by tokyofox

Having left Chefchaouen in Morocco at 6:45 am, I then spent a couple more hours back in Tangiers before taking the boat to Algeciras which I did for two reasons. Firstly, I wanted to see Gibraltar (from the boat) which was a … Continue reading →

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Morocco 2010 Pt II: Two Days In A Uniquely Blue-Coloured Town’

Posted on January 16, 2010 by tokyofox

Now its very easy to slag-off touts and yes, they are mostly annoying. However, there are times when they can be useful and one such occasion was when I arrived on a bus from Tangiers into the mountain town of … Continue reading →

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Morocco 2010 Pt I: On The Trail of Bourne & Bond In Tangiers

Posted on January 12, 2010 by tokyofox

I had been on my way to Algeciras in Southern Spain on 2nd January before I met an Australian couple who said that I could get the ferry from Tarifa instead and it proved to be a good decision as it … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – Back Home

Posted on January 10, 2010 by tokyofox

So due to the Eurostar problems I was back home a day earlier than planned and I didn’t really do anything of any note until Christmas eve when I went out to the usual pub in town for a fair … Continue reading →

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TF Top 9……Filming Location Trips For 2009

Posted on December 31, 2009 by tokyofox

1. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, 1977 (More details here & here)    2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, 1999 (More details here, here & here)    3. Roman Holiday, 1953 (More details here)    4. You Only Live Twice, 1967 (More … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – The Eurostar Fiasco

Posted on December 29, 2009 by tokyofox

The potential of BA going on strike over the festive period wasn’t the end of my troubles as a day after it was ruled to be illegal there was the heavy snow in Europe which really buggered up the Eurostar … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – The BA Fiasco

Posted on December 23, 2009 by tokyofox

It was late at night in Japan on Monday 14th when I heard the news that British Airways (BA) cabin crew were planning to go on strike at, for what me and many of my colleagues, was the worst possible … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – The Lessons

Posted on December 20, 2009 by tokyofox

Given that they don’t celebrate it or really care about it I decided to almost bypass any Christmas chat with adult students this year. Instead, I did a Christmas song with many students (gap-fill or lyrical jigsaw listening exercises) and … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – The Party

Posted on December 18, 2009 by tokyofox

Shinjuku played host to my company’s Christmas party last Saturday night which was attended by around 100 students from about five schools. A couple of jumbo sized gin and tonic’s beforehand maybe wasn’t the best preparation as I was buzzing on arrival … Continue reading →

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My First Ever Video Is Up On YouTube!

Posted on December 15, 2009 by tokyofox

It took me a fair while to get round to making it but at the end of November I finally finished my Star Wars Tunisia filming locations video and got it up on YouTube for the world to see! It’s … Continue reading →

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