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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

‘Ello, Ello Ello What’s All This Going On ‘Ere Then?!!

Posted on July 15, 2008 by tokyofox

The start of July saw a huge increase in police officers in the stations in and around Tokyo which I think was because of the G8 Summit meeting way up north (on a different island in fact!) in Hokkaido between … Continue reading →

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Malaysia 2008: Borneo Pt III (Bonus) – A Very Costly Error

Posted on July 10, 2008 by tokyofox

So there I was with a couple of other guys waiting to get a bus at about 10.30am from the roadside cafe in Kota Kinabatanagan where I had also been dropped off on the way to my jungle adventure. No … Continue reading →

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Malaysia 2008: Borneo Pt II – It’s A Jungle Out There

Posted on July 6, 2008 by tokyofox

I went to Borneo to see Orang-Utans and to experience the jungle along the 560 km long Kinabatangan river which I did via a shoestring safari three days two nights tour. A six hour bus journey to Kota Kinabatangan and a … Continue reading →

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Malaysia 2008: Borneo Pt I – Beached Out In Kota Kinabalu

Posted on July 2, 2008 by tokyofox

Last Wednesday I went to Malaysian Borneo for what turned out to be quite an eventful trip. Beforehand I had low expectations for the holiday as sooner or later one of them has to not be so good and on … Continue reading →

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I Choo Choo Choose To Be A Trainspotter!

Posted on June 20, 2008 by tokyofox

Tokyo’s 13th train line opened last weekend linking Ikebukuro to Shibuya and for me this should be good news as it runs through my area of Zoshigaya which is one stop away from Ikebukuro. It may have taken me three years to finally ride … Continue reading →

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Pepsi Blue Hawaii

Posted on June 15, 2008 by tokyofox

The follow up to last Summers Ice Cucumber was released by Pepsi last week and as always I was straight in to test this new pineapple and lemon flavour cola drink. Not as nice as the aforementioned cucumber flavour is … Continue reading →

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Thailand 2008 Pt III – Bangkok

Posted on May 26, 2008 by tokyofox

We flew to Bangkok in the morning and took a taxi straight to Khao San Road where we checked into about the first place we saw which was fairly run-down but inevitably cheap. Once we’d had some Thai lunch we … Continue reading →

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Thailand Filming Locations – The Beach (2000)

Posted on May 23, 2008 by tokyofox

This Danny Boyle directed adaptation of the classic Alex Garland novel starts off with Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) looking at the giant Buddha which you may think is the famous reclining one at the Grand Palace in Bangkok. However, it was made … Continue reading →

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Thailand 2008 Pt II: Phuket – Patong

Posted on May 20, 2008 by tokyofox

After three nights on the beautiful Phi Ph island it was time to return to Phuket but this time we went to Patong beach which is where all the action is in terms of beach activity and nightlife including the … Continue reading →

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Thailand 2008 Pt I: Phuket – Ko Phi Phi

Posted on May 15, 2008 by tokyofox

Once I’d met up with Ethan in Bangkok Airport we flew to Phuket late at night and checked into the On On Hotel which played the part of the rundown Khao San Road guesthouse in ‘The Beach‘ (2000) starring Leonardo … Continue reading →

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