ready set go!

ready set go!
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After tomorrow, I've got 4 days off, I'm planning to head off for a bit of a trip. I'm going to go to Fukuoka for a night, and then on for a night to Kumamoto. It's going to be a super-budget affair, but that's cool for two reasons - not only can I stay in capsule hotels (normally used by businessmen who've missed the train either through hard work or hard liquor) but I can avoid all the normal tourist areas which can suck up cash (although I do want to see the botanical gardens in Kumamoto). I much prefer the 'just have a wander until you see something interesting' school of tourism, mainly because I reckon that you get to see much more of wherever you are than if you spend the day trying to get from one place to another, never really looking at stuff on the way. I've just finished reading 'Lost Cosmonaut', by Daniel Calder (thanks again to the folks), the story of a slightly odd guy who after living in Russia decides to visit only the places that no-one ever goes to. It's a really good book - mainly for the style.

I also plan to grow a beard.