On 3rd July 925pm, we landed back home.. And safely concluded our trip.
Count our blessings to have gone through a historical earthquake in Chengdu, a less serious quake in Japan, scaling Mt Fuji snow-covered slopes and capturing upclose scenes of a violent Seoul Anti US Beef protest and returning home unscathed. For that, i am grateful.
To the friends we met along the way who shared a moment during the trip with us:
Friends from Sim's Cozy (Cheng Du)
1. Sim (Singapore), Maki (Japan), Qian Xi and Nan Xi
2. Ada, Saya, Alice, Sherry, Crystal and staff from this wonderful guesthouse
3. Yasu (Japan, Fukuoka) and his erotic teacher (Name i didn't manage to catch)
4. Tim (Australia)
5. Frankie(France)
Friends from Blue Mountain Guesthouse (Whom we imparted the Singapore game of "Heart Attack")
6. Shi Xin and her beau (Harbin, Shanghai China)
7. Xiong (Qing Dao, China)
8. Li Ling and friend (Hu bei, China)
9. Lady who was chatting with Marco (Shen Yang, China)
10. Guy who was very slow at playing "Heart-Attack"
11. Staff who were kept awake by the din we made the whole night
12. Matador - the fidgeter who made Benny's plane ride to Hangzhou an unforgettable one.
13. Shi Fu - The monk on Er Mei Shan's Tai Ping Si monastery
14. Jackie's friend who brought us to some fine Dim Sum and snacks in Shanghai.
15. Zit and Dutchy (Australia) whom we met on board ferry to Osaka
16. Hal (Osaka, Japan) - who very generously gave his time to help us locate Sam and Dave bar.
17. A nice fella (US) who generously shared his "places to go" list with us at Toyo Hotel, Osaka.
18. Stefan (Italy) - whom we met at Nakano, Tokyo, Yadoya Guesthouse. Thank you for the superb hospitality. Yes, you do have some resemblance to George Clooney.
19. Masahiro-san (Osaka) whom we had a chat with on the train to Ibusuki.
20. Joseph (Hungary) whom we met at Hoteiya. Gadgets are your thing!
21. Mei (Kyoto) whom we swapped stories with at Hoteiya.
22. Tom (Chicago) who generously brought us around Yokohama and a baseball game
23. Obasan whom i had a long chat on the bus to Mt. Fuji. Hajimemashite
24. Uncle Fisherman (Kagoshima, Japan) whom we met at Dolphin Port, Kagoshima.
25. China TV station crew whom we met at Ibusuki hot sand bath resort.
Khao San Fukuoka Guesthouse
26. Liu Yan (China) who helped us find lots of info on places to visit in Fukuoka. Good luck to your romance!
27. Kim (Ulsan, Korea) whom we met at Khao San Fukuoka. Thank you for the correction!
28. Manager of guesthouse
29. Long curly hair guy (Kagoshima)
30. Marcel (Holland) who got stalked by an old man on his first night in Tokyo. Met at Tokyo Backpackers guesthouse.
If i left out any.. just add on.
Unsure why.. But today 6th July, 3 days after returning, i feel that my movement and speech speed is slower. Not figured out the reason yet. but maybe it is my recovering from flu..
The feeling of being back in Singapore is slightly surreal. Kind of that i am not in the present moment. As if some part of me is somewhere else. Maybe it's my first time being away for 2 months; the longest i have travelled.
There are still plenty of missing chapters not up in our blog. Maybe i'll fill them in when there's a feel to do so.
Already smiling and laughing at some videos we took.. Team George I Go, thank you for the wonderful moments. We shall gather soon to relive the good moments!
Stuart looking forward to "Travel Chronicles 2 - USA/Europe"
