September 14th, 2007 — Travel
For speed and convenience nothing beats the Shinkansen. There is no need to go through airport security and the time from buying a ticket to being on board and moving can be as little as 10 minutes. It is fast, comfy and expensive. For those on a budget nothing beats the highway […]
September 12th, 2007 — Travel
Time for a Fulbright style welcome. Mimi and I took a highway bus to Tokyo to attend a reception for the current Fulbright grantees at the house of the deputy minister to the US embassy. Buses are a cheap way to travel around big cities in Japan instead of the Shinkansen. The […]