Tag: Guide

  • Booking Japanese train tickets from outside Japan

    I’ll say this upfront – if you’re visiting Japan as a tourist, probably using a Japan Rail Pass, there’s really no need to book tickets before you go. I’ve hauled myself around most of Honshu, Kyushu and Hokkaido on dozens of trains, usually booking a day or two, at most, before traveling. But then, sometimes…

  • Tea and Kittens go national!

    Not a bad week for www.teaandkittens.co.uk – it’s tipped over 40,000 pageviews, over 300 people have installed Kitten Block for Firefox and this Saturday it got a listing in the Guardian Guide – thanks to Rachel H for pointing it out.