Seconding that soap bar bag, it is magical.
what a niche community to stumble across!
Glad you're here – I'm trying to build a second home for travelers outside of Reddit. Thanks for your contribution!
Sure, that sounds great too!
I do enough of this in the day job. I don’t have time to mess around with free hosting to save $20 a month.
A pocket towel can’t be beat!
I’m renting a beefy dedicated instance from HiVelocity for $55/mo.
Oracle is all fun and games until they lose your instance’s IP or data and don’t give it back because you’re a free tier freeloader.
For food, some of the best stuff isn't on Google Maps. General rule is if there is English on the sign, you're welcome in. Walk around a few blocks and stop in somewhere that looks delicious.
- I had only good and accurate experiences booking hotels and whole places on Booking.com.
- My sim card was through Sakura Mobile but I found its speed was bad around Tokyo. I had much better luck with iVideo pocket wifi rental.
- Buy a coin purse when you arrive, and keep cash on you.
- 100% try tsukemen over ramen, stuff was delicious!
- Comfy shoes -- if you can fit them, pack two pairs. Switch them out each day so the foam decompresses.
- Take the train an hour or two out of Tokyo to somewhere like Kamakura or Hakone when you need a break from the city.
- Make time to visit a real onsen -- it's an experience you won't get anywhere else!
Full disk encryption is something you really want to have when your computer is lost or stolen.
That’s super interesting! I’ve never considered “my bag shouldn’t jingle” before but it makes a lot of sense.
It absolutely matters. We need to consider that a right-wing actor is likely to exaggerate claims against an organization that is ostensibly socially-minded and represents anti-corporate interests, like Mozilla.