WESN Epic Hana Chase Budget & Actual Spent
Once I had the route planned, I needed to work on my WESN Epic Hana Chase Budget. I wasn’t quite sure in the beginning how much to budget for the trip. Though I had an idea that it wasn’t going…
WESN Epic Hana Chase Places Visited & Transport
I was officially in Japan for 90 days/89 nights (13 weeks) for my WESN Epic Hana Chase which took me across all 8 regions and a total of 33 prefectures. Including day of departure from and day of arrival in…
My WESN Epic Hana Chase across Japan 2018
My WESN Epic Hana Chase Across Japan 2018 started with a yearning in 2017 – of going on a long solo trip in Japan, longer than my usual 1.5-2 weeks holidays. At that time, I had been working for many…
Should I drive in Japan, Ling?
You’re wondering if you should drive in Japan for your next trip as you’ve visited Japan many times and/or want to explore outside the cities and off the beaten path. Before you drive in Japan, there are a couple of…
Car rental in Japan, Ling?
Now that you’re sure you want to do a road trip in Japan for your next holiday, how do you go about car rental in Japan? Topics covered in this post: International Driving Permit Where to rent a vehicle?…
201503 Tokyo-Izu Peninsula Road Trip Day 9
201503 Tokyo-Izu Trip Day 9 (Izu Peninsula Road Trip Day 5) – 2 Apr 2015, Thursday It was the last day of our Izu Peninsula road trip before we head back to Tokyo. Weather was back to blue skies which…
201503 Tokyo-Izu Peninsula Road Trip Day 8
201503 Tokyo-Izu Trip Day 8 (Izu Peninsula Road Trip Day 4) – 1 Apr 2015, Wednesday This was the most memorable day of our Izu Peninsula road trip for SY and me. We were super excited as we had 2…
201503 Tokyo-Izu Peninsula Road Trip Day 7
201503 Tokyo-Izu Trip Day 7 (Izu Peninsula Road Trip Day 3) – 31 Mar 2015, Tuesday Our aim for the day was to eat Izu Peninsula seafood, visit a number of places of interest on the southern part of Izu…
201503 Tokyo-Izu Peninsula Road Trip Day 6
201503 Tokyo-Izu Trip Day 6 (Izu Peninsula Road Trip Day 2) – 30 Mar 2015, Monday We woke up bright and early on 30 Mar 2015 (Monday) and had breakfast at Hotel Izu Kogen Monogatari before we checked out. Our…
201503 Tokyo-Izu Peninsula Trip Day 5
201503 Tokyo-Izu Trip Day 5 (Izu Peninsula Road Trip Day 1) – 29 Mar 2015, Sunday SY and I checked out early from Keikyu EX Hotel Shinagawa and left our bigger luggage at the hotel. Keikyu EX Hotel Shinagawa was…