The weather is like shit in Tokyo today and my mood is not much better :(

Can someone tell me why do we have such a stupid bureaucracy in this World? Why do these "follow the rules" human hybrids have any space on this otherwise lovely planet?

Yes, thats right, I had the "joy" of going to Taiwanese embassy today and meet probably the most unpleasant ( Read more... )

  1918 February 16 - it was the day when brave Lithuanians declared that they dont want to live under imperial russian occupation and thats the date when we are celebrating our "Day of Independence"　（the USSR story is a different one) . This year it is 90 years since it happened and I wanted to spend this historical day in a more patriotic ( Read more... )

Belorussian cuisine??? Did you ever heard about it? NO? Its strange, but me too :)
While walking today around Rappongi - famous Tokyo foreigners and night life district, I came to this "Belarus home cooking" restaurant"!
Whats special about belorussian cooking?? I thought that in Belarus they always have potato for breakfast, two potatoes for lunch ( Read more... )

 Very busy, cold and expensive  - WELCOME TO TOKYO my friends!!!

Very easily hitch hiked yesterday to the capital and strait away got in to such a horrible weather, that probably on the top of Mt Fuji was more sunshine than in one of the biggest cities of the World.  There was no point to freeze my ass on the streets and I made my way to meet this ( Read more... )

 "Mochan & Wish Club" - strange name I would say, but thats probably the craziest and most open japanese guy I ever met and its him that I have the chance to stay with for the few nights Im in Shimizu.
 His profile is the first one to open when you check couchsurfing for Japan and thats not very surprising. His friends lists on CS/HS are huge and ( Read more... )

 One week in Nagoya - relaxed, easy spent time and Im starting to enjoy this country again. After fucked up mood in Osaka, something different was really needed.  
 Getting in to the Nagoya castle, by climbing the 15m tall stone wall (to evade the 500yen ticket price) was thrilling and adventurous. The park next to it was really nice, but the castle ( Read more... )

Can you believe it???
Here is a short story 
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Hitched to Nagoya city yesterday - the third biggest in the country and the main hub of central Japan. The lift I got, dropped me at the main Nagoya station and I got really surprised by the architecture and modernism around the center. It has few of the weirdest modern buildings I've ever seen, feels like out in space. Even the highways crosses ( Read more... )

 The hitch hiking from Miyoshi to Osaka on Friday went much better than I thought it will. Waited just five minutes in a snowing conditions and soon were sitting in this small japanese car with young couple driving all the way to Osaka city. The 300km ride through chugoku mountains was really nice. Forested, steep hills, covered in fresh, white ( Read more... )

"Welcome to Miyoshi - a small, quiet city in the midst of the Chugoku Mountains"! Thats the message on the only English language info booklet I got from the tourist office when I came to Miyoshi yesterday.
It is quite small, very quiet and surrounded by mountains (just a big hills would be a better description) . But one more thing.... it is very ( Read more... )