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terry57 · 23-01-2010, 04:34 PM

Great thread thanks. I'm hoping to get there next year and backpack around the place. You got any info on reasonable accomodation and what i could expect to spend per day?

cheers

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 04:36 PM

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Any chicks?

it was a bit political to take pics of the hot chicks, they were all very nicely dressed. Didn't want to look like a pervert

There are not that many white tourists so they do take notice of you.

terry57 · 23-01-2010, 04:41 PM

The place looks like Hong foking Kong with all those mother foes running around.

Gerbil · 23-01-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by melvbot

Blurry photos of rent boys, meat and cheese errr thanks?

He is French.

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by terry57

Great thread thanks. I'm hoping to get there next year and backpack around the place. You got any info on reasonable accomodation and what i could expect to spend per day?

outside Tokyo, it can be super cheap I have been told. Even skyiing is a bargain. You can find accommodation for 2000 THB, outside Tokyo, not a problem. Actually, even in Tokyo, there are some cheap accommodations around those prices if you look hard enough,

melvbot · 23-01-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Butterfly

you should, it's not too far from here, about 6 hours.

Its a bit further and longer from here, had a friend who lived there a few years but never got to go over. Ill get there one day

tuktukdriver · 23-01-2010, 04:54 PM

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Japanese girls shopping together, with their hands full of brand name bags and all dressed up like expensive hookers

On of the things I love about Japan, most all the nice girls dress like hookers. You were lucky to have come during what we refer to as "boot season".

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 04:55 PM

your typical metro ride

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by tuktukdriver

"boot season".

ah, make sense now

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 04:57 PM

a quiet backstreet:

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 05:00 PM

a busy shopping backstreet:

tuktukdriver · 23-01-2010, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by terry57

Great thread thanks. I'm hoping to get there next year and backpack around the place. You got any info on reasonable accomodation and what i could expect to spend per day?

cheers

This is probably the cheapest option in Tokyo. Strangely enough named..Khaosan Tokyo. You can find rooms for 6000 or so but they will be very small.

Khaosan Tokyo Guest House Hostel ::WELCOME TO KHAOSAN TOKYO ANNEX

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 05:02 PM

The infamous Shibuya crosswalk, much better in the night time, difficult to catch on picture, the video is better

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tuktukdriver

Khaosan Tokyo Guest House Hostel ::WELCOME TO KHAOSAN TOKYO ANNEX

he can try the "Tube" room, where you actually sleep in a small tube container, must be really cheap

tuktukdriver · 23-01-2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Butterfly

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Originally Posted by tuktukdriver

"boot season".

ah, make sense now

Winter is probably the best time to visit. Boot season being one reason. The weather is nice almost every day, cold but sunny.

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 05:05 PM

traffic jam ala Nippon:

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 05:08 PM

and then I run out of battery, I was quite mad, I was starting to be like the Japanese who are taking pics of everything when they are traveling to Europe

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 05:11 PM

Shinjuku Station, the center of Tokyo

Butterfly · 23-01-2010, 05:13 PM

More info can be found here too:

Shinjuku or Fashion Central
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3011.html

Harajuku or Cosplay Central
Harajuku

Tokyo:
Tokyo - City Guide

WujouMao · 24-01-2010, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Butterfly

Shinjuku Station, the center of Tokyo

i can see what Thailand has modelled their city on from this picture. overhead roads, elevated trains and large walkways. even the side alleys in your other pics seem just like the ones in Thailand.

Think London will never change

Marmite the Dog · 24-01-2010, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by WujouMao

i can see what Thailand has modelled their city on from this picture.

True. It looks like the road near MBK and the National Stadium BTS.

Butterfly · 24-01-2010, 08:01 AM

^ it does, doesn't it ? my thought too when I took that picture

also Tokyo Shopping center is located nearby and it's full of japanese hotties shopping

Marmite the Dog · 24-01-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Butterfly

japanese hotties

Not seen any evidence of that on this thread yet.

Butterfly · 24-01-2010, 09:25 AM

it's a travel thread, not a "member" thread

The Fresh Prince · 24-01-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

True. It looks like the road near MBK and the National Stadium BTS.

Except there is an actual push bike using the cycle lane which is clearly marked and looks quite safe.

Also the taxis look shit.

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23-01-2010, 04:34 PM	#26 (permalink)
terry57 Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 04:55 PM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: perth and bangkok Posts: 11,211	Great thread thanks. I'm hoping to get there next year and backpack around the place. You got any info on reasonable accomodation and what i could expect to spend per day? cheers

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terry57 Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 04:55 PM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: perth and bangkok Posts: 11,211	The place looks like Hong foking Kong with all those mother foes running around.

23-01-2010, 04:55 PM	#33 (permalink)
Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37,102	your typical metro ride

23-01-2010, 04:57 PM	#35 (permalink)
Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37,102	a quiet backstreet:

23-01-2010, 05:00 PM	#36 (permalink)
Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37,102	a busy shopping backstreet:

23-01-2010, 05:02 PM	#38 (permalink)
Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37,102	The infamous Shibuya crosswalk, much better in the night time, difficult to catch on picture, the video is better

23-01-2010, 05:05 PM	#41 (permalink)
Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37,102	traffic jam ala Nippon:

23-01-2010, 05:11 PM	#43 (permalink)
Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37,102	Shinjuku Station, the center of Tokyo

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Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37,102	More info can be found here too: Shinjuku or Fashion Central http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3011.html Harajuku or Cosplay Central Harajuku Tokyo: Tokyo - City Guide

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Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37,102	^ it does, doesn't it ? my thought too when I took that picture also Tokyo Shopping center is located nearby and it's full of japanese hotties shopping

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