1 Otaru http://www.bucketlisttraveller.com/otaru/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:40:16 +0000 Jayne http://www.bucketlisttraveller.com/?p=193 Thursday 2/10/14 Today we arrived at the “Little City of the Hills”. Its history is as a fishing port but it is popular now as a place to ski in winter. We started our day with a trip…
Scenic Cruising Shiretako Peninsula
Tuesday 30/09/14 Today we cruised slowly along a lovely UNESCO world heritage area along the Shiretake Peninsula. We spent the day watching lovely volcanic islands go by and in the afternoon there was a commentary about the area. It’s also known as a place for whales at this time of…
Nagasaki
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 07:04:03 +0000 Jayne http://www.bucketlisttraveller.com/?p=100 Thursday we visited the Nagasaki Peace Park and Museum, and the site of the atomic bomb ground zero. The peace park has various statues, each with a story and several waterfalls. Water is a theme at the park and many people leave…
Busan – South Korea
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 01:48:21 +0000 Jayne http://www.bucketlisttraveller.com/?p=59 On Wednesday we docked at Busan, South Korea. As we walked out to the bus the temperature was hot but there was a few drops of rain. We had not packed our umbrella or jackets as the weather here has been really…
Japan – Kyoto
Yesterday was amazing – just wow! It was a jam packed day of the most incredible sights. We headed off in the bus at 7am for drive to Kyoto. The weather here is much hotter than I expected – 28 C yesterday. Our wonderful tour guide, Matsako, gave us a…