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A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

The Philippines 2007 Pt III – Subterranean River

Posted on May 14, 2007 by tokyofox

Sad to say it for an area so beautiful but my interest in the islands of El Nido and its snorkelling had started to wane and I fancied seeing a new part of Palawan so at 7am I joined Donald, Evelyn … Continue reading →

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The Philippines 2007 Pt II – Island Hopping In El Nido

Posted on May 9, 2007 by tokyofox

After taking a cramped bus to Taytay the Belgians and I decided to just carry on for an extra couple of hours to our intended destination of El Nido in north-west Palawan which we did by paying the driver a handsome … Continue reading →

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The Philippines 2007 Pt I – No Thriller In Manila But It Was OK!

Posted on May 7, 2007 by tokyofox

I was a little apprehensive beforehand about whether my Philippine travel plans would be realised but in fact they were surpassed on what was a fantastic weeks holiday. Kind friendly people, lovely turquoise-green water, amazing islands, mostly great weather, beautiful women, good snorkelling and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 28, 2007 by tokyofox

Last Wednesday I made my appearance at long last on Keikotomanabu.net which I talked about last month after I had had the photo shoot. There is an interview with myself which can be seen (though probably not read as its … Continue reading →

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Football Fever

Posted on April 27, 2007 by tokyofox

Last Saturday was a nervous sweaty night for me and not just because I was on ‘standby’ for work the following morning. Instead I was very worried about the plight of Leicester City who looked like they could have been heading down … Continue reading →

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Climbing To New Heights In Kokubunji

Posted on April 21, 2007 by tokyofox

It must have been over 15 years since I last did some proper rock climbing but that drought ended last Sunday when I went to ‘Run Out’ which is in Nishi Kokobunji. I didn’t really know what to expect as I’d … Continue reading →

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Meet Tokyo’s……Fast Food Restaurant Customers

Posted on April 19, 2007 by tokyofox

As maybe the only person who still wanted a ‘Big Mac’ after watching the ‘Super Size Me‘ (2004) documentary film it should be no surprise that I sometimes like nothing better than a visit to the golden arches (known in these … Continue reading →

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A New School Year

Posted on April 13, 2007 by tokyofox

The new school year started in Japan this month which for me meant Spring Schools and new kids groups. I’ve talked about these schools before but for the benefit of the new reader(s) they are an extra two hour lesson … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Monkeying Around In Nikko

Posted on April 9, 2007 by tokyofox

Cherry blossoms in full bloom and temperatures in the late twenties last Sunday can only have meant one thing! However, i ignored the temptation to have a ‘hanami’ party and went about 140km north to visit Nikko in Tochigi with Gideon. … Continue reading →

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‘Big Red Bus Day’

Posted on March 30, 2007 by tokyofox

This special event started off on the other side of Tokyo Bay in Kachidoki last Sunday. La creme de la creme of teachers…..and myself (9 of us in total) were present to take two groups of kids to Odaiba on a London … Continue reading →

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