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2023 Hokkaido Trip Day 04: Himawari no Sato And Tomamu

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We woke up to some hearty breakfast @  *Yoshinori Coffee* (which was just right outside the hotel) Tip: Normally, cafes will always have some breakfast menu set you can order.  The breakfast Set (Western)  We went around the station (after booking our tickets) before the train to Fukagawa comes (You can take the JR Ltd Express train) , got some time to kill and there's a garden outside of the station.  Lesson of the day :  To check the timing of the buses before coming to the venue. Even though the festival runs month-long, it doesn't mean that it has hourly timing that departs from Fukagawa Station nor Takigawa Station. It costs 6,400 yen (S$64) to go from Fukagawa Station to Himawari no Sato (17km, 23mins ride).   Note: Nothing really in Fukagawa Station (and the convenience store is far from the station).  After the blunder, we managed to reach Himawari no Sato. The flags welcome you to the festival. Just follow the flags to the field.  Guess, it was worth the fare as yo

Pre Travel : Seoul

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Planning  to travel comfort countries are relaxing because you know more about the place that you do not worry. this trip is 12 years in the making (after my last soujorn in 2012) . I am not sure if i plan to go there anytime soon after this trip.  1  Find which airlines travel to the city you are going to.  For Korea, Jeju Air/Tway Air/Korean Airlines/SQ.  You can decide to go budget or splurge. It costs anywhere between S$500 to S$700. Do be on a look out for fare promotions,  who knows, you might just snag a good deal.  2 Decide on the dates you want to travel  When do you want to go? Is it summer, winter, late spring? Are there events or concerts you would want to go to while you are there?  Is there an upcoming long weekend? Do research on the upcoming holidays in the country that you are going (unless you are going on a package tour - and you will just go with the flow).  Avoid Chuseok and Lunar New year, and any potential long weekend.  3 Settle on a price which you are comforta

2023 Hokkaido Trip Day 03: Otw to Asahikawa

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We already went around Hakodate so we decided to just take the morning train (the earliest that we can wake up to) @ 9AM and go to Asahikawa . We needed to do 2 transfers, which was to alight (again) at  Minami Chitose and take the limited express train to go Asahikawa. We just followed the timetable proposed by the JR Station personnel (they know better). To help prepare us for the journey, we went to the train station to get our breakfast, lunch and snacks (and some souvenirs too) for the trip.   Our breakfast is 7-11 tamago sando and karaage (I do noticed that 7-11 are more strategically placed than Lawson and Famima, though they are also near the vicinity) .  We bought some ekiben to take with us for the duration of the trip, and some snacks along the way (my staple will be Royal Milk Tea and Chip Star)  大沼黒牛めし 1300 yen @ 四季海鮮旬花 (Not in picture: 四季彩幕の肉 1200 yen @ 駅弁の函館みかど)  Hakodate Oonuma Kurobuta Meshi It was already 2ish when we reached Asahikawa Station. We checked in our hot