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Welcome to The Simple Raifu!
I've done it. All my worldly possessions were in storage (well, except those stashed with friends across Melbourne), and I had no job or significant other to tie me to the place right now. Having returned from three months in Japan and had a chance to give squeezes to my loved ones, I decided that I'd never have as little to hold me back from a stint overseas as this.
So, to Edinburgh:
1) English-speaking (after a fashion)
2) Cheap flights to Europe
3) Reputedly beautiful and easy to live in
4) Wouldn't make me another Aussie in London
5) A likely place to find work, earn pounds, and not too expensive in the meantime
So, suddenly, I'm here! Got my Western Europe Lonely Planet to read, and the nearby world to explore :)
Keep in touch while I travel, with my posts of noteworthy happenings. When you've had a read, be sure to leave a comment so I know you've been by!
-Luke
Sometimes this blog lags a bit - all the posts need to be consecutive. But this status, I can update quickly.
Currently:
I finally landed a job doing business analysis work in mid-December in Edinburgh. I'm enjoying the international set of friends I've landed here, and looking for places in the UK and Europe to travel to on the weekends.
Recently:
* March to June Japan's done, Melbourne's been and gone.
* August Edinburgh Festival
* September south of France
* October Spanish language in Spain
* November unsuccessful job hunting in Edinburgh
The Simple Raifu was originally created to let folks back home keep in touch with my travels and farmhand work through Japan over a three month stay in 2007.
The Japanese blog has posts about Engrish, Japanese fancy fashion, nature and architecture, interesting elements of Japanese culture, and introduced the people I met on my travels. Hope there's something there to tickle your fancy!
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Welcome!
Welcome to The Simple Raifu!
I've done it. All my worldly possessions were in storage (well, except those stashed with friends across Melbourne), and I had no job or significant other to tie me to the place right now. Having returned from three months in Japan and had a chance to give squeezes to my loved ones, I decided that I'd never have as little to hold me back from a stint overseas as this.
So, to Edinburgh:
1) English-speaking (after a fashion)
2) Cheap flights to Europe
3) Reputedly beautiful and easy to live in
4) Wouldn't make me another Aussie in London
5) A likely place to find work, earn pounds, and not too expensive in the meantime
So, suddenly, I'm here! Got my Western Europe Lonely Planet to read, and the nearby world to explore :)
Keep in touch while I travel, with my posts of noteworthy happenings. When you've had a read, be sure to leave a comment so I know you've been by!
-Luke
Status: Where am I now?
Sometimes this blog lags a bit - all the posts need to be consecutive. But this status, I can update quickly.
Currently:
I finally landed a job doing business analysis work in mid-December in Edinburgh. I'm enjoying the international set of friends I've landed here, and looking for places in the UK and Europe to travel to on the weekends.
Recently:
* March to June Japan's done, Melbourne's been and gone.
* August Edinburgh Festival
* September south of France
* October Spanish language in Spain
* November unsuccessful job hunting in Edinburgh
The Simple Raifu was...
The Simple Raifu was originally created to let folks back home keep in touch with my travels and farmhand work through Japan over a three month stay in 2007.
The Japanese blog has posts about Engrish, Japanese fancy fashion, nature and architecture, interesting elements of Japanese culture, and introduced the people I met on my travels. Hope there's something there to tickle your fancy!
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May
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- An unexpected day off - Renata, day trip, party - ...
- Article 9, Ayako Hirata and some last drinks - Tue...
- I leave Shalom, via 'Sheep Shop' cafe - Wed 2 May
- Wakayama - extended family dinner and karaoke - We...
- Day's scenic driving southeast, onsen and Kumanota...
- Toy shopping, and Wakayama city sights - Fri 4 May
- Kimiidera, Marina City and Moshi Moshi Piero - Sat...
- Novelty corgi at Marina City, Wakayama - Sat 5 May
- Ferry to rainy Tokushima - Awa Odori, Cannot Looko...
- Arrival at Komeichi Farm, a mouse, miso, and a cat...
- Neighbourhood walk, breakfast cooking, miso rice p...
- A day of extra snoozes - Wed 9 May
- fuki, frogs and butterflies, and three babies- Th...
- Miso mixing, Juicy, soba restaurant, a feast, and ...
- Last day at Komeichi Farm - Fresh strawberry jam, ...
- Voyage to Kouya-san - Sat 12 May
- Kouya-san morning prayer rituals - Sun 13 May
- Kouya-san impromptu morning tea and garden walk at...
- Kouya-san - The Garan, Daimon, Kongobu-ji, and Oku...
- Gratuitous photos of Kouya-san - Sun 13 May
- Meet Boss and Mama - out to the bee farm in Hyougo...
- A road trip - Tue 15 May
- Bee frame scrubber, and Bogey eats with chopsticks...
- Whaling, scraping with Junko, and Kampo Spa at Ari...
- Bee payload, lovely dinner out and retiree karaoke...
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