Guide Documents
Rather than a bringing a heavy guide book, 95% of which we probably won't use, I make my own guide, tailored to our itinerary and interests. I create the following documents for our trip: Transportation Mostly airline and intercity rail travel information. Lodging This is usually the last document completed. It contains complete information about when and where we plan to stay. Attractions, Food, and Souvenirs This is the usually largest document and it's organized by region. Shopping We carry this with us for the duration of the trip because we never know when we'll have some extra time for shopping. Vocabulary This contains handy phrases for use at places of lodging, in transit, at attractions or restaurants, and when shopping. Contact Information Essential phone numbers. The documents are created in Open Office or Microsoft Word. Unfortunately Google Docs doesn't support fu rigana , which is a necessity for me and most other Japanese language learners . It sure woul...