Tokyo - November 2017
Length of trip: 6 days (two days flying and four days in the city) How I got there: Direct flight (11 hours and 30 mins) Where I stayed: Kaisu Hostel, Akasaka. Top sights: Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Skytree, Akihabara, Harajuku (Takeshita Street), Shibuya (incl Shibuya crossing, Ueno park, Meiji Shrine, Sensoji Temple & Tokyo Disneyland. Highlight of the trip: Shibuya Crossing, Akihabara & Sensoji Temple. Summary: Japan! Well, what can I say?! For most of my life I have only dreamed of travelling to Japan. And in November I was lucky enough to finally gather up the confidence (and the money) to travel to the other side of the world - solo! This trip for me was definitely a life affirming trip and I'm so glad that i did it. Although it was only six days, I managed to squeeze a lot of sightseeing. On the run up to my trip, most of my friends and family were very excited for me, however I also did experience a lot of criticisms such as 'Surely, ...