Paul's Oriental Travelogue

Ginzadoriguchi

I made it to Tokyo after all, much to my surprise and probably yours. Well getting to Narita's not so hard, it's the getting into town and not spending the night in a gutter. Narita International Airport is 41 miles...
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Bris-bane keeps away the Mohel

Brisbane's getting the Adelaide Treatment. A stay of less than a day and a visit to a tourist attraction involving alcohol. I probably should have planned for more time in Queensland. As it it is, I was going to get...
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Snuggable

It was so much easier in Asia. Laundry was like $2 per kilo and they washed it by hand. For me. While I was ... doing anything but laundry. They did it on rocks in streams for all I know,...
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Surfin Safari

I want it known that I'm no big fan of the Back To The Future movies. But those times I did manage to stand up and groove around on the surfboard today, I think that's exactly how it would be...
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Gnarly

What the deuce is this? No time! [begins paddling]...
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Sharkbait

What a beautiful day to be eaten by sharks ... ... I mean take surfing lessons! Yes, yes, that should be much better....
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To the Sea

Byron Bay is probably the Australian capital for two fun pasttimes: both not-wearing-shoes-while-walking-around-town and scratching-out-words-on-signs-to-make-them-funny-but-not-really are practiced with enthusiasm at this seaside nirvana. It's cloudy and rainy but apparently the water is 22 degrees Celcius sooo... hmm ... wow 76...
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