Japan trip reports on Wordpress

I am shifting the reports on the April 2011 Japan trip to a new site. The new site allows me to have larger pictures amid a faster picture upload time.

Please click on:

http://bigontrips.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/first-day-in-japan/

That's the first post. More will follow. I will try to post and upload as fast as I can but do bear with me if things are a little slow.

I hope you enjoy reading the trip reports as much as I enjoyed making these discoveries in my 15 days in Japan.

Japan in April 2011

In a couple of hours we'll be off to Japan and I'll be taking my maiden flight on business class. To me, that is as good a highlight as the trip itself. Our itinerary as follows: Apr 4 - Osaka - Kyoto (Grande Vista Hotel, Shinsaibashi, Osaka) Apr 5 - Nara - Osaka (Grande Vista Hotel, Shinsaibashi, Osaka) Apr 6 - Yoshino - Osaka (Grande Vista Hotel, Shinsaibashi, Osaka) Apr 7 - Osaka - Nagoya - Takayama (Spa Hotel Alpina) Apr 8 - Takayama (Spa Hotel Alpina) Apr 9 - Shirakawago (Magoemon) Apr 10 - Okuhida (Yarimikan) Apr 11 - Matsumoto - Kiso Valley (Shimosagaya in Tsumago) Apr 12 - Magome/Tsumago hike (Fujioto in Tsumago) Apr 13 - Train to Kii-Katsuura (Hotel Nakanoshima) Apr 14 - Nachi falls - Yunomine Onsen (Minshuku Teruteya) Apr 15 - Kumano Kodo hike and spring matsuri in Hongu (Minshuku Teruteya) Apr 16 - Kumanogawa, Hayatama shrine, Shirahama and Osaka Apr 17 - Osaka? Kobe? Apr 18 - We have the whole day but nothing planned as yet. Flight back to Singapore late at night. Apr 19 - Arrive Singapore early morning.