Tomorrow.

So, the big day is tomorrow. The flight to Japan.

I'm a little bit anxious, but also stupidly excited. I've never flown such a long distance but the plane journey doesn't really bother me. Maybe I'll take a load of sleeping tablets and sleep through the whole thing, or maybe I'll just play a load of tetris, that usually kills a lot of time.

It's a two part flight. First to Rome where we will stay there for four hours, which I don't think is enough time to pop-out and see the Colosseum so that's a bit upsetting. Then the second part is straight to Japan which i think is about 10 hours roughly. If they have 'Broadwalk Empire' on the plane, I think I'll be alright.

I mean I could chat to my lovely girlfriend too but, you know, Steve Buscemi and all that. In all seriousness I'm glad she's there, without her I imagine the plane journey might be a hell of a lot more difficult to bear!

Arigatou, Sayounara

Teaching Japanese.

Although my first task to complete in Japan is to travel around the beautiful country with my beautiful girlfriend, I don't intend to just be there for 3 months and then leave. That's silly. Both me and my girlfriend have wanted to travel for ages and we don't want to come back home after a mere 3 months.

SO, we've decided we want to teach English whilst we are out there. Although there is an abundance of schools in Japan I know it's not going to be as easy as walking into a school and getting a job simply because I asked for one. If I thought like that, well I'd be destined to fail.

I have been doing some research and it seems like there are places available out there willing to hire people to teach English, even those without teaching degrees and this does offer hope, but if anyone who reads this blog (if anyone actually reads this in general I'd be happy) has done anything like this before in a different country, I'd be grateful for some advice. Let me know, in the comment section below!

Arigatou, Sayounara

The Ash Cloud.

That pesky ash cloud.

At first it was a nuisance and to all the people who had flights cancelled or delayed, well, I hope you got to your destination in the end as life is a journey, we're all just trying to get somewhere. Whether it's an adventure of a lifetime or striving to achieve a perfect sun tan. I hope all the people in Scotland, Northern England and now Germany and Europe got to the places they wanted to go.

It seems to be thinning out and according to news sources such as the BBC this eruption from the Icelandic Volcano 'Grimsvotn' wasn't as extreme as last year so it's affect hasn't been as negative as before, although still a downer.

Air traffic seems to be returning to normal in most places and my thoughts and hopes go out to all the people who had flights scheduled or are flying within the next couple of days. Here's hoping you make it to where you need to be.

Sayounara

10 Days To Go.

Konnichiwa. Yokoso.

Welcome to my first blog. Japan and my Girlfriend

In 10 days I'll be headed to the land of the rising sun for a minimal period of 3 months. And as the title may suggest I'll be going with my girlfriend, Hayley!

This blog is serving as a travel diary to keep up with all the crazy antics that we do out there in the east. I aim to update regularly and to try and be as entertaining as possible.

Feel free to leave feedback about how dull I am and how awful my English is.

With 10 days to go, it's easy to believe that I'm pretty excited. I can't wait to get out there and eat some real sushi, not that crap that Tesco do. Also, due to recent events, I'm hoping I'll be able to offer some relief work whilst I'm out there to help out with the Japanese people that have been left homeless due to the tsunami.

Feel free to use the email subscription bar at the top of the page if you wish to keep up to date on my travelling adventure.

Arigatou, Sayounara.