The Friday Five for April 21, 2017

[spikesgirl58]

1. Do you like traveling or are you counting the minutes until the transporter is perfected?

2. If you could visit any country in the world right now, where would you go?

3. What is your favorite form of travel?

4. What is the longest vacation/holiday that you’ve ever been on?

5. Would you travel for a living?


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[singloom]

1. Do you like traveling or are you counting the minutes until the transporter is perfected?
Kind of torn about this. Traveling gives you the opportunity to see lots of things you would not normally see, even the routes to your destination can be lovely. But the trauma of travel can be very off putting, so I would not say no to future transporter options.

2. If you could visit any country in the world right now, where would you go?
Japan. Japan, Japan, Japan. Went there back in 2014 with my girlfriend and it was the ultimate dream holiday for the both of us. We'd easily return there if we could.

3. What is your favourite form of travel?
Whatever is the most comfortable. As someone with a chronic pain condition, I get very sore easily, so I want to travel as comfortably as possible, especially if it's a long trip. Proper leg room, balanced temperature conditions and soft chairs is a pleasant bonus.

4. What is the longest vacation/holiday that you've ever been on?
Four weeks of bliss in Japan, my dream holiday. It was like a honeymoon with my girlfriend as we stayed in Osaka, Tokyo and Sendai, travelling to other towns and cities for day trips. Even then, we only scratched the surface, but still, we saw and experienced so much.

5. Would you travel for a living?
Depends on where I was going and how much I was getting paid to do it. Being a travel writer for Asia would be a lovely experience, seeing all the historical and cultural sites and landmarks, then sharing those breathtaking places with the world.

[spikesgirl58]

If you ever have the chance, check out the Dreamliner aircrafts. I have only had the chance to fly in one once and it was incredible. I have chronic back pain and it was so comfortable. We fly from SFO to Heathrow and no pain. It was incredible.

I adore Japan and not just because our adopted son is Japanese, either. We are hoping to get back there next year. We been there twice and it was never long enough!

Great answers!

[singloom]

Thanks. That sounds like a really good airline. I might have to research that for future travels. Having said that, when I went to Japan, I went with Lufthansa airline and even when travelling economy class, there was decent leg room and comfy seats.

I'm really hoping to return to Japan someday. There's so much to see and do. :D

[spikesgirl58]

I hate that they squash everything so tightly these days. It makes air travel such a trial. Sigh...

Japan is lovely and despite all the time we've spent there, I'm with you! I'd love to go back!

[singloom]

Travel can be super traumatic and stressful, especially if it's a long journey. I try to sleep to get rest and help the hours pass by quicker, but I always found myself waking up when the soreness or stiffness set in. Having said that, Lufthansa was a good airline for space and seating so it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

I love reading about Japan and writing down places I'd love to go to if I went back there. I loved Osaka especially visiting the Castle, Den Den Town and the gardens when the cherry blossoms were out. :)

[spikesgirl58]

Our first trip was to Osaka and it was so beautiful. We had such fun at the Bunraku theatre and you are right, Osaka-jo is lovely. We also spent a couple of weeks in Wakayama, and Nagasaki. can't wait to go back, hopefully next year to Tokyo to visit the Ghibli Park/Museum.

[singloom]

Oh gosh, what I wouldn't give to see Bunraku. I did see posters advertising shows when we were there. I remember we used to sit in the little area with the stalls outside Osaka-jo, enjoying the sunshine for hours until sunset, taking lovely pictures.

Ghibli Park/Museum would be awesome, but is it true you have to book well in advance because it's pretty busy? Love Ghibli. 3

[spikesgirl58]

I'm in the theatre, so we made sure that we got tickets. We were flying out late that day, but we were able to catch about four hours of The Monkey King. it was fabulous!

Yes, you have to get the Ghibli tickets in advance. We need to get together with our son and decide when we were heading over there. I really need to upgrade my icon package here one of these days! I have several other Ghibli icons from LJ that didn't make it over.