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Welcome to Bali 2007-09-19 08:29:11 Scuba diving on the shipwreck of the USAT Liberty at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with AquaMarine Diving. Related PostsNo Related Post ...

Introduction to Travel in Osaka, Japan 2007-09-17 01:43:49 The urban equivalent of the Elephant Man, OSAKA, Japan’s third largest city after Tokyo and Yokohama, yearns to be loved despite its ugliness. It may well lack the pockets of beauty and refinement found in nearby Kyoto , but beyond the unrelenting concrete cityscape, Osaka is a vibrant metropolis, inhabited by famously easy-going citizens with a taste for the good things in life. The handsomely renovated castle, Osaka-jo, dominates Osaka’s heart just as it did centuries ago, while the venerable Shitenno-ji and Sumiyoshi Taisha hark back to the city’s past importance as a religious centre. In contrast, bizarre modern buildings, such as the spaceship-like Osaka Dome sports stadium and the fantastic aquarium at the Tempozan Harbour Village, thrust forth from the urban sprawl like shiny gems; they have recently been joined by a large-scale theme park, Universal Studios Japan. But what is really special about Osaka is its people, who speak one of Japan’s more earth ...