The Backpack Adventures

Weekend 28: May 14 - 15, 2022 Day 194: May 14, 2022 Saturday - Asahikawa City Overnight Trip Day 1 It's a beautiful morning! Last Thursday, we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary, which was a truly special occasion for us. Unfortunately, work got in the way, and we couldn't enjoy the festivities we had planned. But now, I'm determined to make it up to my beloved wife and create unforgettable memories. So, I organized a carefully planned weekend getaway to Asahikawa City , starting today. Waiting for the bus going to Asahikawa City We left Rumoi City via the 7:09AM Engan Bus from Motokawacho bus stop to Asahikawa Station. We arrived at Platform 8 of the Station at around 9AM.  Team Nicerio visits Asahikawa City Asahikawa Manhole Cover Baggage drop at Hotel Amanek From Asahikawa Station, we walked to Hotel Amanek which is our accommodation for the day. Lucky for us, they allow bag drops since check-in time is still at 3PM.  Time to explore the city With no more baggage i

Moekko Free Ticket -  萌えっ子フリーきっぷ (14th Season) Moekko refers to Engan Bus Co. Ltd.'s adorable character mascots. If you'd like to find out more about who they are, click on this LINK . Moekko Free Ticket 14th Season Engan Bus Co. Ltd. is the sole operator of the bus industry of Rumoi Subprefecture. Regardless, the company is extremely generous to its clients. They have fare discount schemes where if you buy 1000 yen in pre-paid tickets, you get 200 yen in tickets. The catch is that you can only get it at the Engan Bus Sales Office near JR Rumoi Station. I pinned it on the map below: However, the focus of this article is on the Moekko Free Ticket ( 萌えっ子フリーきっぷ ). If you've traveled around Japan, you're probably familiar with the unlimited train, subway, and bus tickets. That is essentially what the Moekko Free Ticket is. There are three kinds of Moekko Free Tickets to choose from: 1-day Pass A  - 2700 yen 1-day Pass B  - 2700 yen 2-day Ticket A  - 3900 yen 2-day Ticket

Week 28: May 9 - 13, 2022 Day 189: May 9, 2022 Monday - Rumoi Good morning everyone! It's a big day for Filipinos today as it is election day. In a way, I'm happy that the toxicity on Facebook would finally be reduced after this day. Well, I hope... Rumoi High School 5/9/22 As for me, I'm back at Rumoi High School today. It is also my first time working with Sengoku-sensei .  Here's my workload for today: Paper Architect with Matsuda-sensei @ 3-46 1st period - Laughter Therapy @ 3-35 of Matsuda-sensei 2nd period - Place I want to visit @ 3-2 of Sengoku-sensei 3rd period - Paper Architect @ 3-46 of Matsuda-sensei 4th period - Place I want to visit @ 3-1 of Sengoku-sensei Day 190: May 10, 2022 Tuesday - Rumoi It's a special day for our family as it is my dad's birthday. Happy birthday Papa! Congratulations BBM! Praying for peace and prosperity under your administration As for the Philippine news... The Philippine presidential election results are out and it was