Archive for the category Travel

Doing business in Singapore

Por kirai el 18 de March de 2010 en Travel

In January I had the opportunity to revisit Singapore for work; I had been there before as a tourist in 2008. This time I met many businessmen, investors, programmers and hackers that introduced me to the start-up and innovation world in Singapore. I will tell you some of the stuff I learned.
With only five million [...]

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More photos of South Korea

Por kirai el 22 de January de 2010 en Travel

I share with you some more pictures I took in my last trip to South Korea.

Metro station entrance

Seen near N Seoul Tower.

Inside N Seoul Tower. Recommended visit if you want to enjoy some great night views.

Taken inside N Seoul Tower using a mirroring ceiling.

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South Korea

Por kirai el 07 de January de 2010 en Travel

Three months ago I visited South Korea, it was my second time visiting it. I think South Korea is more a country to live in for a while to truly enjoy it, that a country to visit briefly. It surprised me that South Korea has many similarities with my home country, Spain. Both countries have [...]

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Miyajima

Por kirai el 03 de June de 2009 en JapanGuide, Travel

I visited Miyajima last fall but I did not have yet time to upload the pictures I took and share them. It is one of my favorite places in Japan, it is near Hiroshima and you can visit Miyajima easily staying in a hotel in Hiroshima and taking the ferry. But the option I [...]

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Akihabara, otaku and geek sacred land

Por kirai el 21 de November de 2008 en Otaku, Travel

Akihabara is the biggest electronics shop district in the world and one of the most important Japanese pop culture springs. Akihabara dreamed place for gadget, technology, anime, video games, robots and manga lovers. Akihabara is where many geeks and otakus from all around the world dream to travel once in their life. Located near Tokyo [...]

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Radio Center

Por kirai el 19 de November de 2008 en Technology, Travel

“Radio Center” (”Rajio sentaa” - ラジオセンター) is a group of many little shops specialized in electronic components: multimeters, transistors, valves, capacitors, robot components, you can even find humanoid robots! The biggest electronic components department store in the world. Walking by these shops, that are all below the rail tracks next to Akihabara Station feels like [...]

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25 hours travel

Por kirai el 25 de September de 2008 en Travel

These are some pictures I took from my last travel from my place in Spain until my place in Japan. This time it took me 25 hours from the door in my house in Spain until the door in my house in Tokyo. There are not direct flights from Spain to Japan, it sucks! I [...]

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Hamarikyu Gardens

Por kirai el 09 de September de 2008 en Tokyo, Travel

The Hamarikyu Gardens is one of my favorite places in Tokyo. It us located next to the fish market on Tokyo Bay’s shoreline. In the old times there was a villa used by the Tokugawa family in summer, after the shogunate was abolished Hamarikyu became a recreation area for the Meiji Emperor and his colleagues [...]

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Back from Spain

Por kirai el 13 de August de 2008 en Travel

I’ve been for a while in Spain, and I was lazy to update my English blog, I’m sorry! These are some of the pictures I took during my stay in Spain.

The University where I graduated some years ago invited me to talk in a conference.

My family.

Signing books. Yes, I wrote a book about Japan! (Sorry, [...]

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Chuo Shinkansen

Por kirai el 12 de March de 2008 en Travel

“Chuo Shinkansen” is the name of a new bullet train line using maglev technology. The distance between Tokyo and Osaka(550km) will be covered in less than hour!. Isn’t it amazing? Sometimes I spend more time moving between stations inside Tokyo. They will finish the construction by 2030.
Tokyo and Osaka are connected with a Shinkansen line [...]

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