✨ In this video our adventure in a camper van around Japan begins! We have a chaotic start on our way to the airport with our good friend, Brian, who you might know from Channel 4 and BBC reality shows. Thanks to Brian we successfully make the detour to a different airport for a new flight booking, after the original one got cancelled. We then head to pick up our campervan, and vlog our first two nights in Tokyo and in the van!
Video Timeline:
00:00 – 00:20 : Intro
00:20 – 06:16 : Flight Cancellation & Getting to the Airport
06:16 – 07:34 : Getting to Japan
07:34 – 10:15 : Picking up the Van
10:15 – 14:38: Driving to Tokyo
14:38 – 19:43: The Love Hotel from Hell
19:43 – 21:20: Waking up in Yoyogi Park
21:20 – 21:50: Channel Preview
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✨ About Always Away:
We are Dominic and Emma. Travelling together as a couple for the last 10 years, we started off backpacking through South East Asia and in 2016 began vanlife as a means to travel with our pug, Percy. Since then, we have slowly been upgrading; from our first self-build micro-camper Renault Kangoo to our Mercedes Sprinter LWB, and now our Fiat Ducato Hymer Swing Motorhome. Vanlife allows us to not only travel with our dog, but experience travelling through places and enjoying the journey, not just the destination. We are advocates for not allowing financial circumstance to be a barrier to travel. Instead we know there is Always Away!
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25 Comments
Where's Percy? I hope he's okay!
Amazing! 🎉🎉 🎉
So crazy those pilots were in that bar!!!! Also, is the bed in the van comfy? I saw the travel beans had a similar one in Japan and they said it wasn't the most comfiest, but maybe its because Emma is pregnant! Can't wait for the next video hehe 🙂
Is it just me or she looks like Sharla?🤯
I would NOT have stayed at that love hotel. I doubt I'd have sought a refund either.. At some point, it's just best to leave and hope they don't follow.
I was very glad to read that Percy is okay, and that he's being well cared for during this time in Japan.
I just saw this from Sharla's Insta and I didn't know Chris had a sister. I love your style of video and you've just earnt a new subscriber. I hope to watch your future content 😊😊😊
Sharla brought me here, really glad she did
That Love Hotel seemed a nightmare. The room looked like a doctor’s office in a horror movie.
Sharla sent me! Looking forward to following your adventures!
Here from Sharla’s insta story, obv Chris’s sister had to go to a love hotel in the first few days of being in Japan 🤣 looking forward to see your adventure. Driving for the first time seemed very nerve racking- great job! 😁
Shareable sent me here, you've got another new subscriber!
Look forward to watching your next video 👀
That love hotel was a HOT mess. I’ve noticed lately in Chris’ videos that their seems to be more terrible ones than decent. Is Japan welcome to people sleeping in vehicles as they travel or is this really only permissible at say, campgrounds or certain sites?
saw that your the sister of chris aboard
That's quite a ride for your first couple of days in Japan. We love road tripping around Japan. We were tempted to do it in a camper but with 4 of us we decided it'd be too cramped even though the kids are small, so car and hotels it was (thank the futon gods). Love that your first drive was to Lawson and chicken sticks. I think ours was to the first coffee shop we could find in Narita. 😂 Oh, and those car park flappy thingys are weirdly stressful, every time we used one I thought we'd get stuck there. 😂
Anyway, brilliant start to your road trip. Looking forward to seeing more. BTW, saw Dominic's post on the Japan Travel FB page and that's what brought me over.
Quite the adventure so far! It’s cool how you show the good and the bad experiences throughout your trip. I thought it was so cute how you woke up to everyone walking those little dogs, how cute! 😂 can’t wait to see the rest of your journey.
I knew Chris had a sis but could never have guessed that she also has a YouTube channel haha. Found you guys through Sharla’s story and glad I did. This was quite the drive through Japan 😂 Cant wait too see what more exciting things you guys will film 🍿
Sharla sent me too! I'm planning a three-month tour of Japan as well so I subbed and I really look forward to your adventures. Any plans to hook up with Chris and Sharla? That would be cool!
Another new subscriber from Sharla. Chris should have promoted your channel!! Anyhow, looking forward to your Japan adventures.
Sharla sent me, new subscriber, I love the van lifestyle! Looking forward to more videos! 😀
Can't wait to see more ! ❤
Sharla sent me 🙋🏾♂️
Oh I can not wait for you two, Chris, & Sharla comparing notes about traveling in Japan.
I really enjoy your videos. Sorry about the Love Hotel 😖lol
fried chicken and a love hotel… I can see the link to Chris lol. But seriously, I'm here from Sharla's instagram. I look forward to your journey in Japan
This is my favourite type of vlog content so I'm definitely subbed and looking forward to future videos!