The Great Travels of Sue

Ayutthaya is an old city full of old ruins, a 2 hour train from Bangkok. Think of it like a cheap and convenient version of the temples at S...

EDIT: To read about my climbing experience and for details on the Fujinomiya trail please check out my most current post here . I curren...

As of 19 th May 2016, the timetables have changed and getting the train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore (or vice-versa) is no longer a viab...

To get to Mutianyu Great Wall I took a tour with my hostel - it was actually a communal tour bus shared by quite a few hostels in Beijing. ...

Getting around Beijing is very easy, even with no Chinese and a terrible sense of direction. Taxi The one taxi I used had no English...

The view from 23, the highest part at Mutianyu The first thing you should know about Mutianyu is:  it really is Great. The second t...

This is a popular attraction in Kakegawa, a stop on the Shinkansen in Shizuoka Prefecture, about an hour and a half south of Tokyo. There is...

This is a topical destination considering the Winter Olympics are now on, but it's also very contentious considering the issues with gay...

To get anywhere in Tokyo, you have two options - the train or the subway. You could also factor in walking, bus and bike. But the first two ...

For a 2016 update please visit my more recent post here: Cheap Japanese Souvenirs Although I live next to Tokyo, and work there most days,...

It is now July, and while I sit staring at my emails hoping to hear about my impending trip to Japan, I have also realised that it is just o...

Although I do not book my own flights to Japan (the company books them for me), I have spoken to a friend who works with the same company an...