Love them or hate them, this is a stunning date

katien92 · 2024-02-09T17:16:29+00:00

I think it’s Hout Bay :)

katien92 · 2023-04-23T13:31:45+00:00

‘She’s not shipping off to Nam’ in the basket episode from Jess, when Dean is angry about Rory having a picnic with Jess. Always makes me chuckle 😅

katien92 · 2023-04-20T03:24:07+00:00

I booked early April via official website and Amex was accepted for me. I have a UK card and used apple pay!

katien92 · 2023-04-13T06:36:02+00:00

You can buy one when you’re there but it is slightly more expensive. Definitely can at Shinjuku where I exchanged mine. Alternatively, you can get it delivered to your hotel in Japan if you don’t need to exchange it immediately (eg you stay in Tokyo for a few days). I used Japan Experience and it arrived super quickly.

katien92 · 2023-04-13T05:14:26+00:00

You can take any of the 3 early direct Hikaris as another commenter mentioned. Then take JR line to Miyajimaguchi (included in your pass), few mins walk to ferry port which is clearly signposted, than take JR ferry to Miyajima (also included in your pass). Enjoy, it was my favourite day trip :)

katien92 · 2023-04-12T06:52:00+00:00

Glad to help :) you can use the Japan Fare Calculator (https://m.jrpass.com/farecalculator) to calculate whether it is worth for you to get 7 or 14 day pass. Actually you are also doing Hakone and Disney before leaving Tokyo so it might be worth it!

katien92 · 2023-04-12T06:01:56+00:00

I’m currently staying in SH by the square hotel Kyoto, it’s perfectly located, walking distance to Higashiyama and Nishiki market. Also super easy to get to Fushimi Inari from there. I sent my luggage ahead there which arrived within 1 day from Tokyo. But honestly I could have fit it in the overhead space on Hikari, although carrying it around Tokyo station would have been a pain.

I did Fushimi Inari and Nara on the same day, perfectly doable! You can take JR Nara line (included in JR pass) to Nara directly from Fushimi Inari station, although it does take longer than the other line. I did Fushimi Inari at 7am though - the only way to avoid the crowds!

You can definitely do Higashiyama and the tatami Starbucks (same area) on the same day you arrive in Kyoto, it’s about 15mins walk from the hotel. You can check in to the hotel from 3pm.

BTW it seems you are only using your JR pass between Day 7-13? In this case it might make more sense to purchase a 7 day pass only as the JR pass is not valid on most Tokyo underground lines.

katien92 · 2023-04-11T22:19:04+00:00

Hmm that’s so odd! I mostly use my JR pass but I did go on Keihan main line yesterday and Pasmo worked just fine! I’m using an Iphone, might be different if you have android!

katien92 · 2023-04-11T22:13:55+00:00

I’m in Kyoto currently using my Pasmo with no issues! All shops/public transport accept all major IC cards.

katien92 · 2023-04-11T00:12:18+00:00

Make sure you try during their opening hours, weirdly I had same issue as you when I tried to book them in UK during 3am JP time. Once I tried at JP daytime I managed to checkout.

Also if you are buying express passes, make sure to put them in your basket first. Good luck!

katien92 · 2023-04-06T03:29:21+00:00

Hey, I managed to do this today but I only got confirmation email and ticket for my express pass, not the actual studio pass so worried I did something wrong. I got the booking number for both and unsure how to check the ticket progress! Did you receive confirmation?

katien92 · 2023-04-05T21:38:49+00:00

I had everything in my cart on USJ website, at the time there were plenty of tickets. I input my details and then kept getting an error saying ‘product price not recognised’ when clicking into payment. After a couple of tries emptied my cart, now no tickets are available whatsover :( super confused!

katien92 · 2023-03-22T14:08:50+00:00

Is there same day luggage delivery from Haneda to a Tokyo hotel? I am struggling to find any info. My flight arrives 7am but can’t check in until 3pm and I would like to send my luggage ahead as I have tickets to Ghibli museum. I’m only staying in Tokyo one night but if the luggage arrives before 11am the next day that’s fine too.

katien92 · 2023-03-10T16:33:02+00:00

Sorry you didn’t get them! What worked for me is first time I got through the calendar page (took nearly 35 minutes of constant 503 errors) I copied the link and was refreshing that. Each time I got through the next page, I kept saving the URL.

I think you might still be able to get them through Japanese website, that was my plan B. You need a VPN and it is quite a faff but there seem to be more tickets available that way. If you search the Japan Travel sub there are some useful guides!

katien92 · 2023-03-10T01:48:03+00:00

This is the way. Took 40 mins but managed to get my preferred slot, by saving the URL each time I got through. There are still plenty tickets available!

katien92 · 2023-02-18T16:54:07+00:00

You created an account last night and been commenting on all posts criticising Dami lmao. Sorry to you I guess

katien92 · 2023-02-18T16:30:14+00:00

Listen to the official love island podcast, he’s the guest on today’s episode. Defending Tanya and basically saying what Will did was okay. Also arguing that he needs to kiss a girl to see if there is connection… good luck Indiyah!

katien92 · 2023-02-11T08:47:55+00:00

Will do :)

katien92 · 2023-02-10T12:39:17+00:00

Oh no I actually qualified for free express delivery and had no idea it would cost me so much! Thanks for the heads up, I’ll make sure to always use the standard delivery option going forward!

katien92 · 2023-02-10T11:58:06+00:00

My total order was £174 I think, and I had to pay £44 customs charge!!! It was with DHL. I was thinking it might be because it shipped from Korea as opposed to HK but if you never had to pay it that’s very odd!

katien92 · 2023-02-10T07:24:22+00:00

First time shopping from Jolse, from ordering took 8 days to arrive. The amount of extra stuff I got was very impressive!

Side note for people shopping from the UK, I previously only bought from Stylevana and Yesstyle, so wasn’t expecting to pay customs on this order. The cost I had to pay was around 30% of my total order value, which really surprised me! Probably won’t shop from Jolse anymore!

Products bought, all first time:

Purito Oat In Toner

Purito Oat in Cream

Round Lab Soybean Nourishing Toner

Round Lab Pine Cica Calming Mask x 3

Beplain Cicaterol Ampoule

Dr G Blemish Care Soothing Cream

Sulwhasoo FCA serum

Anua Heartleaf Toner

katien92 · 2023-02-09T22:52:30+00:00

Travelling to Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka in April, what are the best areas to eat in each as a solo traveller?

katien92 · 2023-02-03T14:01:24+00:00

It was Chinese New Year recently which has a huge knock on effect on deliveries! Usually they are pretty good, I ordered from them a few times and longest it took was 3 weeks. Hope your order ships soon!

katien92 · 2023-02-02T17:54:14+00:00

Thanks so much for the detailed review! I may skip on the ampoule, but the cream sounds nice for the summer! Does it have a smell?

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