Category Archives: Africa Travel

TF Flashback: Bourne & 007 Trails Plus The Majestic Blue City In Morocco (2010)

Posted on February 12, 2025 by tokyofox

Having been in northern Africa four months earlier I guess I wasn’t expecting to return there so soon after especially when based in Japan! However, just a few months after my once-in-a-lifetime trip to Tunisia I was planning a short … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: The Ups & Downs of My Star Wars Pilgrimage To Tunisia (2009)

Posted on September 29, 2024 by tokyofox

Three of the Star Wars saga films were shot in Tunisia, and by the time I went on this movie pilgrimmage it had been eight years since filming last took place in the country for Episode II which came out … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: The Pain & Ecstasy of Spending A Week In Tunisia (2009)

Posted on August 29, 2024 by tokyofox

On the back of doing a 6-month part time teaching course alongside my full time job at the start of 2009 I decided to treat myself to a long-awaited trip to Tunisia which had been my dream ticket for a … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10…….Longest Bus & Train Journeys I Can Remember Doing!

Posted on April 10, 2024 by tokyofox

The journey to a place is something I truly believe is part of the travel experience and over the years I have amassed large amounts of time sitting on all kinds of trains and buses going to new places. Shoe-string … Continue reading →

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15 Years Of Tokyo Fox: The Posts With The “Least” Hits For Each Year

Posted on February 27, 2021 by tokyofox

Fifteen years! How the hell did that happen!! There’s not much more to say than what I wrote in my ‘10 Years of Tokyo Fox‘ post five years ago about how it all began and the journey so far. Instead … Continue reading →

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15 Years Of Tokyo Fox: The Posts With The “Most” Hits For Each Year

Posted on February 17, 2021 by tokyofox

Fifteen years! How the hell did that happen!! There’s not much more to say than what I wrote in my ‘10 Years of Tokyo Fox‘ post five years ago about how it all began and the journey so far. Instead … Continue reading →

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I Did A Presentation At An English Club In Tokyo

Posted on November 17, 2013 by tokyofox

The Kiyose International Club is a volunteer group that hosts events and parties for foreigners and neighbouring guests as well as also having Japanese classes, a choir and conferences for foreigners. One of my students is in charge of organising … Continue reading →

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‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’ Filming Locations

Posted on February 9, 2012 by tokyofox

With the release of the Star Wars saga in 3D hitting the big screen this month (March in Japan) I thought it would be a nice idea to compile the (almost) complete shooting locations for the first of the prequel … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Fox (東京狐) Is 5 Years Old Today!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by tokyofox

Who would have thought it but this site has made it to its 5th birthday! There will be no big feature here though about the ups and downs or the best moments over the last half decade. Instead I will just … 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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