Category Archives: Asia Travel

Sri Lanka Filming Locations: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)

Posted on July 17, 2017 by tokyofox

This Oscar-winning epic is part of movie folklore and widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever so I really wanted to see the area where director David Lean shot it way back in 1957. It was filmed … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka 2017 Pt V: Colombo

Posted on July 14, 2017 by tokyofox

The capital city of Colombo is one that many travellers to Sri Lanka often ignore or visit for nothing more than a night before moving on to far more interesting places. We did likewise when we arrived in the country … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka 2017 Pt IV: Dambulla & Some Wild Elephants

Posted on July 11, 2017 by tokyofox

Twelve hours on the road. That’s how long we’d been out on this epic day trip visiting the Ancient Cities and that was before we even got to the Royal Rock Temple in Dambulla  for our final stop! My wife … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka 2017 Pt III: Sigiriya Rock

Posted on July 8, 2017 by tokyofox

  Tell someone that there’s a huge rock in the middle of a country and chances are they will assume you’re talking about Ayers Rock (Uluru) in Australia. However, that is also the case with Sigiriya which plays host to a … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka 2017 Pt II: Polunnaruwa

Posted on July 5, 2017 by tokyofox

  The Ancient Cities of Sri Lanka was what I was most excited about seeing before our visit but I had to be patient. Day one was always likely to be just getting settled and looking around Kandy and so … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka 2017 Pt I: Kandy

Posted on July 2, 2017 by tokyofox

  The idea of visiting this island country was never really on my radar until early last year when my wife stated her intention to go there. That set me off and I bought the guidebook, started planning and soon … Continue reading →

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Thailand 2016 Pt IV: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Posted on September 28, 2016 by tokyofox

  Despite having visited Bangkok three times before this trip I had still never visited any of the floating markets lying within an hour or two of the capital city. These markets have always looked so cool when I’ve seen wonderful pictures of them in … Continue reading →

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Thailand 2016 Pt III: The Leicester City Temple!

Posted on September 25, 2016 by tokyofox

Ever since it appeared in a number of media outlets in early May, I have wanted to visit Wat Traimit to see if lived up to the hype of being a venerated site for us Leicester City fans. I didn’t really … Continue reading →

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Thailand 2016 Pt II: Dining Out In Bangkok

Posted on September 22, 2016 by tokyofox

  My taste for international food has certainly changed a lot since my initial trip to Bangkok in 2001 when I didn’t really eat any local food. The day after we got engaged in Myanmar in 2013, we arrived in … Continue reading →

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Thailand 2016 Pt I: World Cup Qualifying Game For Japan In Bangkok

Posted on September 19, 2016 by tokyofox

The road to Russia for World Cup 2018 has begun and Japan kicked off their AFC Qualifying round 3 Group B campaign with a couple of games recently. Following a shock, controversial home defeat to the UAE they then travelled … Continue reading →

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