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The Off On A Wander blog - following Alex as he travels around Central and South East Asia, and then Read about it at www.offonawander.com.
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I'm travelling across Central and South East Asia one taxi ride, train journey, and short flight at a time, then writing about it as it tends to go wrong.

02/09/2023

Day two on the Pilgrimage!

Highlights include:

Temples
Drinking liquids
Pretty views
Settai (gifts) in the form of an origami crane and some drinks and snacks from a scroll framer.
Japanese 101 - Big Strong Husbands
Some pretty cool scroll stamps
Traditional Japanese dinner which was lovely in principle

Lowlights:
Blisters
Oh my god it's so hot and muggy we're losing about 25l of water a day to the unquenchable thirst of the punishing sun as it drives us forward.
Traditional Japanese dinner, which was kind of a struggle because there was just so much and I don't understand the point of tofu.

Keep following for more stories from Japan. I might even make a reel again, though they're kinda hard.

01/09/2023

Day 1 of the 88 Temple Pilgrimage! Starting in Bandō, Ryozen-Ji Temple 1, we walked for 21km stopping at 7 Temples, in some extremely hot and muggy temperatures. Dressed in traditional garb, carrying a staff and wearing a particularly nifty hat, we're well on our way round this 1200km trek.

Pictures include my traditional Japanese breakfast, some of the temples, the scroll that we get stamped at every temple, and my fellow pilgrims, and my dad.

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