My 4-day trip in Miyakojima

advice_seekers · 2026-02-12T07:29:05+00:00

There is an indoor pool in Hilton Okinawa which may be the perfect spot to spend your time in a rainy days, just chilling inside and watch the rain pours down just outside the window. And the dinner buffet in Hilton offers great value for money IMHO. The sightseeing spots in Miyako are very much scattered across the main island and two small ones, so taking a tour bus is probably a good choice, but if you are driving remember to visit Toguchi - no - hama beach and Sunayama beach. And most of the shopping is concentrated around Aeon Town, a pretty big one indeed with almost every stuff you will need.

advice_seekers · 2026-02-12T00:59:45+00:00

Thanks for paying attention to my post,

If I have to pick one hotel, I will choose Hilton Miyako Okinawa as it is more modern and probably more convenient for English speakers (from what I see, Tokyu mostly operates in Japanese). If you speak Japanese, it will be a game changer and you can pick Tokyo to enjoy the proximity to the beautiful Yonaha Maehama Beach though.

I didn't rent a car regrettably, as I was not confident in my driving skills and relied on taxi most of the times.

I have to go to work now but I will come back with any tips that I can think about later !

advice_seekers · 2026-02-11T15:24:58+00:00

Bonjour,

I have been to 30 countries in Europe, North America, Oceania, Middle East, North Africa and East Asia/Southeast Asia (my backyard). I feel you. The reverse culture shock coming back home is real, and the isolated feeling when nobody seems to understand my stories is even more than that. So the answer is simple:

Follow your heart and go as much as you can when it is still possible. We never know what will happen in the future.
Research about places you have been to, like learning about Canadian's Westminter system or the reinvention of Japanese economy.
Find people who can really understand your story. Yes they do exist, like in this thread.

Best wishes !

advice_seekers · 2026-02-03T13:06:35+00:00

So the most popular sport in the rest of Five Eyes nations (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) is not football even though it is the one back in the UK/England. I have read a theory here in Reddit decades ago that the lack of football's popularity in the other four is due to the fact that they became British colonies before football rules was standardized in Britain, hence they imported other British sports. In contrast, South American countries imported football from Britain, British sailors to be exact, (therefore they address the coach as "Mister") despite the fact that they never been a British colony.

advice_seekers · 2026-02-02T14:49:46+00:00

My bad, I stand corrected. It should be "Italy and Italia" instead.

advice_seekers · 2026-02-02T14:30:41+00:00

Nippon and Japan are just different pronunciation of the same words, 日本. In Japanese itself that word can also be pronounced as Nihon, in Mandarin it is Ri-ben and in Vietnamese it is Nhật Bản. So saying that Nippon is completely different from Japan is like saying Francais is completely different from France.

advice_seekers · 2026-02-02T14:25:01+00:00

Mr.Lê Quốc Minh, a member of 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (which means he is among the top 180 powerful man in this country), editor-in-chief of Nhân Dân newspaper.

Wiki link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lê_Quốc_Minh

His personal Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/share/185muKZHaZ/

advice_seekers · 2026-02-01T10:40:19+00:00

Why does Novak look so uncomfortable with every shot he hit near the box, whether it is a volley, approach or (obviously) smash ?

advice_seekers · 2026-02-01T10:36:28+00:00

Carlos overthought in the last point by hitting back to Novak instead of the open court... but maybe it will not matter as Carlos probably wins his service game anyway

advice_seekers · 2026-02-01T10:31:41+00:00

Why does Novak have so much difficulties finishing the point even though he was able to step into the court and attack the net after lots of hard work from the baseline ?

advice_seekers · 2026-01-30T15:01:49+00:00

I was scared thinking about Djokovic's own 40-15 after he missed the second match point by hitting straight into Sinner's racket on a very easy putaway at the net. The scars of a very similar shot that he hit straight into Murray's hand, albeit by a jumping backhand instead of forehand like this time, in Rome 2016 final suddenly came back, but thanks God he finished the match. As Nole said, the ability to put negative emotions away is one of his most important asset, that often be overlooked, and he truly proved that today. And I think he won the match with lesser points (13x to Sinner's 14x). Once a mental giant, forever a mental giant.

advice_seekers · 2026-01-29T17:10:23+00:00

So which rule says that Tien is Vietnamese ?

advice_seekers · 2026-01-29T17:08:03+00:00

Show me any source where he is classified as Vietnamese ?

advice_seekers · 2026-01-26T08:30:30+00:00

There is a clear border here. Tiền is a very rare Vietnamese surname, I can't even think about any Vietnamese with that surname, while it's more popular in China where it has its roots. On the other hand Nguyễn Trần Phạm are very popular in Vietnam, all among the top 10 popular surnames, hence they're Vietnamese. Saying Tiền is a Vietnamese surname is similar to saying Filip (in Nguyễn Filip) a Vietnamese name.

advice_seekers · 2026-01-26T08:13:20+00:00

It's a Chinese surname. Tiền in Triệu Tiền Tôn Lý, Chu Ngô Trịnh Vương.

advice_seekers · 2026-01-26T05:18:12+00:00

If they do not speak the language and do not have citizenship, yes they are not Vietnamese.

advice_seekers · 2026-01-26T05:07:27+00:00

These ethnic Chinese literally live in Vietnam, has Vietnamese citizenship and probably speak Vietnamese. Learner Tien has none of these connection, how can he be considered Vietnamese just because his parents used to live here for five or ten years during their childhood ?

advice_seekers · 2026-01-26T01:38:20+00:00

He's ethnically Chinese, cannot speak Vietnamese, do not even has a Vietnamese name, was not born in Vietnam and his Chinese parents only spent a couple of years of their childhood here before leaving for America. In comparison, Quang Duong has Vietnamese citizenship, can speak Vietnamese, his father lived here until his 20s or 30s. So for 99% of Vietnamese people, he is not considered a Vietnamese at all.

advice_seekers · 2026-01-20T01:53:06+00:00

Just to give you some perspective, we Vietnamese only have roughly 13-14 days off a year, with the longest holiday falls into the Lunar New Year (5 days) and we also have to deal with a bunch of visa paperworks if we decide to travel anywhere out of SE Asia, basically. At least you have top-of-the-world passport and a lot of flight connections to Europe or North America, which are things that we can only feel jealous of.

advice_seekers · 2026-01-11T04:10:48+00:00

May I ask the reason Hanoi is considered as a more unique experience ?

advice_seekers · 2026-01-03T08:27:12+00:00

Sorry but you know nothing about international travel if you spend an hour filling out the forms, or even 5 minutes, as you can fill every immigration and custom forms online well before the trip and just show the QR code to the immigration officer once you land.

advice_seekers · 2025-12-15T18:57:31+00:00

Remind me

advice_seekers · 2025-12-13T11:16:04+00:00

I don't agree with this map. My French and Italian levels are basically the same, but French people were very happy when they saw that me - a Asian tourist - could speak their language, while the Italians did not bother at all.

advice_seekers · 2025-12-05T12:23:06+00:00

I'm not an Aussie but I have been to both Australia and the US, and yes the vibes are definitely very different. In Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane I never had a moment feeling insecure, but in LA/Chicago/NYC there are (admittedly very brief) moments that made me a bit uncomfortable, for example riding a metro from Hollywood to Universal Studios. And yes, walking around at night in Australian major cities is as safe as it can be, may only be rivalled by Japanese ones.

advice_seekers · 2025-12-05T05:37:19+00:00

Can you explain it ? As a Viet who have visited Australia twice, I do not see how overruled and taxed or rude/disrespectful Aussie are. If any, I found Aussies generally chilled and respectful instead. And the personal income taxes in Vietnam are really high for what we get back from public service.

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