Following on from Nikko we took the train to Takayama. Takayama is a fairly touristy place, popular with Japanese as well as Western tourists due to its authentic old buildings. We also had our second stay in a ryokan, this time more upmarket. Takayama itself is very picturesque, albeit in only a small section, and …
We started with Tokyo for three nights. The airport is actually about an hour and a half outside of Tokyo and not the most interesting of drives in. In fact, Tokyo didn’t appear that spectacular on the way in. I think it’s a city that takes a while to get used to in terms of …
Having just come back from Japan I can say it’s a most amazing and very strange country. A lot of things seem very familiar from any Western city, but everything is just slightly different. It’s interesting just how similar some things are but how different others are. It’s a lot more subtle than, for instance, …
The Shepherd Epstein Hunter Fantasy Football league is hotting up at the tail end of the season. Although last month we slipped to third, this week was a shock in that the long-standing leader dropped a huge number of points to move into second place. It really is a three-horse race to the finish now, …
The Telegraph Fantasy Football password for Wednesday 11th April is PAPER. With only a few weeks of Premiership matches left and a few injuries around I have a feeling it’s going to be an active transfer week.!
The Telegraph Fantasy Football password for Wednesday 4th April 2007 is STAMPS.