I solved the riddle of the browser game I mentioned in my last post. I simply had to enter some more text into those text fields and now it’s possible to transport my bicycle trailer on my flight from Tokyo<\/a> to Seoul<\/a>. It reminded me of the riddle from ‘The Secret of Monkey Island<\/a>‘ in which you have to ask the navigator for a necklace which makes you invisible to ghosts:<\/p>\n Please give it to me!<\/p>\n No!<\/p>\n please!<\/p>\n No!<\/p>\n please!<\/p>\n No!<\/p>\n please!<\/p>\n No!<\/p>\n please!<\/p>\n No!<\/p>\n please!<\/p>\n Okay!<\/p>\n And some say you can’t learn anything from video games! I don’t even have to pay extra! However, this advice is not a walk-through for the game. Because the game company Korean Air<\/a> told me that this is an exception and not how the game is supposed to be played. So perhaps I cheated. But I told them I’m a cyclist not a camper<\/a> (That was just a note for CS freaks. By the way CS does not stand for Couch Surfing<\/a> no and also not for Cyber Sex).<\/p>\n As I did a lot of research about how to travel the cheapest way in Japan I’d like to share this knowledge with you.<\/p>\n Flying<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n Japan has no discounters like Ryainair<\/a> or easyjet<\/a> in Europe. If you hope to find a domestic flight \u2013 let’s say Osaka<\/a> to Tokyo \u2013 for about 30 \u20ac so about 3.200 \u00a5 <\/span>your search will be in vain! The cheapest flights here are about ten times higher.<\/p>\n One of Japan’s first discount flight companies is Starflyer<\/a>:<\/p>\n To catch the flights from Tokyo to Fukuoka<\/a> for about 30.000 \u00a5 (385 AUD, 370 CAD, 284 \u20ac, 234 GBP, 451 NZD, 371. 94 USD) you have to book at least a month in advance!<\/span><\/p>\n If a quick arrival is not a priority and you don’t have to reach inland locations, you should check out the ferries<\/a>. Prices for routes from Tokyo to Sapporo are available<\/a> for 9.900 \u00a5 (118 AUD, 122 CAD, 94 \u20ac, 77 GBP, 148 NZD, 122 USD), and they even have an Onsen on board!<\/span><\/p>\n The cheapest way to travel to inland destinations (especially if you have very bulky luggage like I do) is of course, by bus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fast but expensive – the train network<\/a> with its Shinkansen amongst others.<\/p>\n Compared to many – not only Asian but even Continental or American – rail companies, train tickets in Japan are expensive. All local rail companies in Tokyo (Seibu<\/a>, JR East<\/a>, Metro<\/a>, Tobu Line<\/a> just to mention a few) do not offer either day- or half day passes nor any group discounts.<\/p>\n A very useful page to search for train connections if you can’t speak or write any Japanese is this page here<\/a><\/p>\n So happy travels!<\/p>\n Special thanks to: <\/em>Dania Lazor Fairchild, U.S.A (text revision); Hubertus Neidhart from\u00a0 Webspace Provider Network<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em> for excellent web page hosting services; Lilith Pendzich;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" it’s all about Traffic! I solved the riddle of the browser game I mentioned in my last post. I simply had to enter some more text into those text fields and now it’s possible to transport my bicycle trailer on … Continue reading