Kawaguchiko and Fuji

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To Fuji We travel by train towards Tokyo then divert by bus to head up the mountains to Kawaguchiko. The whole journey takes over 5 hours.   The town is named for Lake Kawaguchi, one of the 5 lakes surrounding Mt Fuji. While this lake is surrounded by lodges and other tourist attractions, we are visitingRead more

Last Night in Shanghai

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Last night and morning in Pudong I like to take it easy and treat myself the last night of travels. In this case it was a great way to end the cold, wet weather of the last week. My room was at the Pudong Crowne Plaza, what I thought was a straight-shot to the airport,Read more