Category Archives: Asia Travel

Avengers Age Of Ultron Filming Locations In Seoul

Posted on June 17, 2015 by tokyofox

Over the years Seoul has lived very much in the shadows of neighbouring places like Tokyo and Hong Kong when it comes to Asian locations being featured in western movie productions. This time though, Marvel Studios agreed to portray South Korea as a … Continue reading →

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South Korea 2015 Pt II: Dining Out And Other Such Cultural Stuff

Posted on June 14, 2015 by tokyofox

Our first taste of Korean food came in the wake of our trip to the War Memorial Of Korea museum. From there we took the train the short distance to ‘Meat-ing’ in the university area of Hongdae to go out … Continue reading →

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South Korea 2015 Pt I: The War Memorial Of Korea

Posted on June 11, 2015 by tokyofox

Following the previous nights earthquake interruptions we were up very early on Sunday morning to take the short flight from Haneda Airport to Seoul to spend a few days with my mate Ethan and his family. South Korea was actually the … Continue reading →

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A Weekend On Batam Island (Indonesia)

Posted on October 15, 2014 by tokyofox

No sooner had my eldest sister Ruth and her husband announced that they were going to be moving to an island in Indonesia just 20km off the coast of Singapore and I had my heart set on visiting them and … Continue reading →

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Singapore 2014 Pt III: Day Three

Posted on October 13, 2014 by tokyofox

After a wonderful whirlwind weekend trip to Batam Island in Indonesia it felt a little strange to be back amid the skyscrapers and modernity of  Singapore. I was quite surprised to see Jamie Oliver had a restaurant in the HarbourFront area … Continue reading →

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Singapore 2014 Pt II: Day Two

Posted on October 10, 2014 by tokyofox

My second day continued in much the same vain as day one did with a few minor disappointments in terms of finding places closed!! Firstly, the stall I wanted food from at Maxwell Road Food Market was not open (whilst many others … Continue reading →

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Singapore 2014 Pt I: Day One

Posted on October 7, 2014 by tokyofox

If you’d asked me five years ago about Singapore I would no doubt have told you I had no interest in visiting such a boring, sterile place overly officiated with rules! However, time moves on and opinions can change. Anthony … Continue reading →

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On Screen #5 – Thailand

Posted on July 23, 2014 by tokyofox

This south-east Asian country has long been used in films but more often that not its just been used to replicate other Asian countries, particularly Vietnam, as was revealed in On Screen #1. This Tokyo Fox series though focuses primarily … Continue reading →

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Leicester City Shop In Bangkok Airport!

Posted on March 25, 2014 by tokyofox

Obviously the title of this piece gives the answer away but just about everyone is surprised to hear that its Leicester City, and not Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea, who are the English football team allocated the most space in … Continue reading →

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SE Asia 2013/14 Pt XI: Bridge On The River Kwai

Posted on February 9, 2014 by tokyofox

One of the things I really wanted to do in Bangkok this time was take a day trip to Kanchanaburi to see what provided the backbone to a story which is part of movie folklore and widely considered to be … Continue reading →

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