Category Archives: Asia Travel

TF Flashback: A Short But Eventful Time In Myanmar At Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2023 by tokyofox

The original idea was for us to spend about a week in Myanmar but things didn’t quite go to plan and so we ended up just spending a couple of nights there. We probably spent more time sorting out our … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Wat Is A Thai Temple Doing In The Middle Of Nowhere!

Posted on September 30, 2023 by tokyofox

Given that such a temple is something I’d barely give a look at if I was in Thailand, it is perhaps a little strange that I made such a big effort to see one in Japan. However, this  temple is … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Travelling To A Trio Of Top Places In The Lovely & Often Overlooked Laos

Posted on September 14, 2023 by tokyofox

  It may live very much in the shadow of its more famous neighbours but Laos is a country that should not be ignored or just added on to South-East Asian itinerary in the name of ticking off another country. … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Into The Jungles Of Malaysian Borneo On A Wildlife Adventure That Ended With A Very Costly Error!

Posted on June 18, 2023 by tokyofox

Planning trips is something that I do enjoy, and to be fair I often pack the schedule with way too many things. By contrast, this four day holiday to Malaysian Borneo was quite flexible and open either side of my … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Time To Revisit Thailand To Travel Around Phuket, Bangkok & Ayutthaya

Posted on May 18, 2023 by tokyofox

This trip to Thailand really helped to reinvent my impression of a country I hadn’t given much of a chance on a brief trip to Bangkok en-route to Australia in 2001. On that occasion I just wanted to get to … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: The Northern Delights of Vietnam – Hanoi, Sapa & Halong Bay

Posted on April 18, 2023 by tokyofox

Vietnam is a deceptively big country – over one and a half thousand kilometres from north to south, although only around 50 km wide at its narrowest point. With these long distances in mind, I could only ever get round … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Pristine White Beaches, Turquoise Seas, Snorkelling & Horse Riding In The Crown Jewel Of The Philippines

Posted on March 18, 2023 by tokyofox

  Times were very different in the late 2000s when I would pretty much go abroad every time I had at least four consecutive days off. Of the eight countries I visited in 2007, my trip to Palawan in the Philippines … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: The Search For A Difficult (But Not Impossible!) To Find Movie Location Plus Dumplings & Other Delicacies in Shanghai

Posted on February 19, 2023 by tokyofox

The arrival of a new ‘Mission: Impossible‘ movie this summer got me thinking of the filming locations I have been to from this franchise. I have tracked down locales from the first six films in the likes of England, Australia, … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: First Trip To China -The Great Wall, Forbidden City, Peking Duck, Grasshoppers, Crickets & Snake!

Posted on November 25, 2022 by tokyofox

Although I’d been to both Hong Kong and Taiwan in 2006 I was still itching to visit mainland China so one year later I decided to head to capital city Beijing (via a transit in Shanghai) for a short break. … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Cows, Forts, Mosques & Scams on the Golden Triangle in India

Posted on June 30, 2022 by tokyofox

Despite having travelled to a fair few countries before this trip, I was a little  apprehensive about what lay ahead for  India. I’d heard many horror stories beforehand but despite a 90 minute delay at Narita Airport, I arrived at … Continue reading →

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