Honeymoon in Japan or Thailand?
- Started
- Last post
- 43 Responses
- Miguex0
To the guy asking why is a phone important on a honeymoon in japan..
This is what your average map looks like:
Even with google maps, I got lost a couple of times because bus stops don't have alphanumeric characters, all you need is a bustop with 3 different #2 bus and you could end up in the middle of nowhere.
- True. And that is a simple map.
A lot of foreigners look completely lost and confused at train stations.VectorMasked - Trainstations can be a nightmare, shinjuku is HUGE, I got lost there and I was walking around with localsMiguex
- True. And that is a simple map.
- CincodeMayo0
Awesome...we'll look for Baltimore and I'll check into phone options. My plan was to just keep it on airplane mode most of the time, especially if plans are stupid expensive.
- if you get air b & B, most places offer portable wifi that you can take outside w you during your stay, super helpful and freeMiguex
- CincodeMayo0
Back from Japan. It was amazing! Going through over a thousand photos but I'll post a link as soon as I do. Thanks to @johndiggity and @Miguex for all the tips.
Quick summary – we did 3 days in Tokyo, a night in Hakone at a ryokan with a private onsen (hot spring), and 3 nights in Osaka with a day trip to Kyoto and a morning trip to Nara.
Did a ton of walking. Didn't have to use our cell phone once thanks to the personal wifi we rented and FaceTime audio. Piss Alley and Golden Gai were a blast. The Shinkansen is super fast and the JR rail pass was totally worth it. Subways are easy to navigate. Ate at 3 super nice places and still paid way less than we would've in the states. Also ate at a subway Ramen spot and had the best soup ever. The people there are possibly the kindest, most friendly people I've ever met.
As I wrote on Facebook, "You're amazing, Japan — your food, your alcohol, your abundance of peculiar (but delicious) snack items, your ridiculously large department stores and the massive food halls inside of them, your hotels, your temples, your language, your toilets, your laser robot battle restaurants, your preference for a 1940's big band jazz and 1990's R&B, your customs, your no tipping policy and your people. Can't wait to rip open the wasabi Kit Kats we brought home and pretend we're back in Tokyo. Arigatou gozaimasu!"