Category Archives: Australasia Travel

Australia 2019 Pt III: The Church Where Scott & Charlene Got Married In Neighbours!

Posted on April 3, 2019 by tokyofox

It was the wedding that captured the hearts and minds of the UK when just under 20 million people watched Scott (Jason Donovan) and Charlene (Kylie Minogue) tie the knot in the Australian soap ‘Neighbours‘. It originally aired in Australia … Continue reading →

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Australia 2019 Pt II: Watching A Lot Of The F1 Australian Grand Prix On TV Despite Actually Being There!

Posted on March 31, 2019 by tokyofox

The best place to view any Formula One race in my opinion is watching it on TV in your living room. This is exactly what I did between the late 1980’s and early 2000’s when the idea of actually going … Continue reading →

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Australia 2019 Pt I: Attending My First A-League Match Within Hours Of Arriving In Melbourne

Posted on March 28, 2019 by tokyofox

Melbourne is the sporting capital of Australia, and when I first booked my flight last year I had a fairly immediate double dose of sporting action in mind with the opening race of the 2019 F1 calendar on the Sunday preceded … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Big Day Out Festival In Sydney (2002)

Posted on January 26, 2018 by tokyofox

This festival was the big one on the Australian calendar (until it finished in 2014) and one that I was lucky enough to attend back on January 26th (a.k.a. Australia Day) in 2002. Before it got cancelled I only really … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Driving Across The Nullabor In Australia (2002)

Posted on January 3, 2017 by tokyofox

  One of the most common questions I get asked by students is why I came to Japan. I’ve talked on here countless times about World Cup 2002 being an influence but the main reason for my interest in this … Continue reading →

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A Fox Down Under – My 2001-02 Journal Is Now Online!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by tokyofox

  It was 15 years ago that I set off alone on a journey to a huge island country on the other side of the world with just a backpack to my name. Other than the Australian soaps, ‘Crocodile Dundee‘ and typical … Continue reading →

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Snowboarding Trip To Hokkaido

Posted on February 4, 2016 by tokyofox

When it comes to snowboarding in Japan there are many good places but it is Hokkaido which is the place held in highest esteem by those in the know. As much as I enjoyed all my previous snowboarding trips to Nagano-ken … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Christmas In Australia (2001)

Posted on December 22, 2015 by tokyofox

Over recent years I have spent Christmas in the likes of Myanmar, Guatemala and Vietnam but none of them really felt like the festive season as was the case the first time I spent it away from home. That was … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Meet The Neighbours Night (2002)

Posted on November 4, 2015 by tokyofox

30 years ago an Australian soap started and it wasn’t too long after that (maybe the Summer of 1987 as it didn’t screen in the UK until 1986) that I started watching it one afternoon in the holidays as my mum … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Ten Days In Fiji (2002)

Posted on August 4, 2015 by tokyofox

“Where the hell’s Fiji?” is what Marlon asks his best friend Truman (Jim Carrey) in ‘The Truman Show‘ (1998) in response to his pal’s admission to having itchy feet. He goes on to explain where the South Pacific Ocean country … Continue reading →

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