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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt VI – Krakow (Poland)

Posted on January 31, 2009 by tokyofox

The overnight journey from Bratislava to Krakow was my first time to experience a sleeper train where I was on the top of three beds in our shared cabin. With no idea what was outside it really felt like a … Continue reading →

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Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt V – Vienna (Austria)

Posted on January 26, 2009 by tokyofox

Having ‘done’ Bratislava quicker than I imagined I decided to take a day return to Vienna as it was only an hour away for just nine euro’s return on the train. Hugo was being a miserable git and decided to stay put in … Continue reading →

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Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt IV – Bratislava (Slovakia)

Posted on January 19, 2009 by tokyofox

Having packed our bags the nights before (easy for light traveller Hugo who only brought what he was wearing and a few changes of underwear!) we had to get up at 5.30am to get to the bus station in time … Continue reading →

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Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt III – Budapest (Hungary)

Posted on January 14, 2009 by tokyofox

Having touched down in Budapest on the 30th I took the cheaper option of taking a local bus and then the metro to my hostel in Pest where I met up with Hugo a few hours later for the first … Continue reading →

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Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt II – Leicestershire (UK)

Posted on January 7, 2009 by tokyofox

The Eurostar took me from Paris to London St Pancras and from there I took another train back to my hometown arriving in the early hours of the morning at my parents house. No such reverse-culture shocks this year as … Continue reading →

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Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt I – Paris (France)

Posted on December 27, 2008 by tokyofox

Back when I was nine I did a school project on Paris which whetted my appetite for going to the French capital. 22 years later and I finally went there as a short pit-stop on my way back to the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lessons 2008 – Kids

Posted on December 20, 2008 by tokyofox

That’s work over for another year and its gotta be said that I am already tired of Christmas. I know its fairly common for people to say such a thing due to the commercialisation of the whole thing and the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lessons 2008 – Adults

Posted on December 19, 2008 by tokyofox

Having recently had an article published in our company rag about using songs in adult classes as well as kids ones I thought I’d better practice what I preach. Consequently I chose three Christmas classics for my seasonal lessons as I’m … Continue reading →

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Christmas Party 2008

Posted on December 15, 2008 by tokyofox

My company’s annual Christmas party took place in Shinjuku on Saturday but this year it was a bit different as the whole of our district in Nishi-Tokyo had one big party comprising about 180 students and 30 teachers. All in stark … Continue reading →

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Menace Tooth Society!

Posted on December 9, 2008 by tokyofox

Over the last fortnight I have found myself a couple of times lying on my back with my jaws open feeling a little prick in my mouth!! The reason for this is of course that I visited a dental surgeon … Continue reading →

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