Rob's Pod
Rob's Pod
Robbie Smith
This will be a space where I can communicate with people and share some of my stories with all those willing to listen. I will talk about some travel stories, personal experiences and sometimes just rambling on about nonsense Thanks for reading Rob
Japan - My solo adventure part 7 - Osaka, meeting up with a girl I met online
Hey Guys! I think an unfortunate but an amazing short trip to Osaka. I got a message on Twitter just the day before asking to meet up with this girl I had met over the internet several years ago. We meet and took a stroll around Osaka and visiting Osaka castle which was amazing! I didn't get to explore a lot of Osaka, but there is always next time! Thanks as always Cheers
Jul 17, 2021
19 min
Japan - My solo adventure part 6 - A day out in Kyoto
Hello guys! I head out for a day trip to Kyoto with the host mother of my temporary Kobe home. We visited multiple shrines and temples, tried some delicious food and just lost ourselves in what seemed to be a time slip back to the past. Kyoto is such a beautiful city. It is a must see for every visitor in Japan Thanks for listening Cheers.
Jul 14, 2021
26 min
Japan - My solo adventure part 5 - 1st day in Kobe w/ friends
Hey guys! So I finally get to explore Kobe and Sanomiya with some of my closest friends. We go to pray at a shrine, eat some food, climb the Kobe port tower and finish the day off in an Izakaya. I can't wait to go back to Japan Did you listen? Did you enjoy? Cheers
Jul 10, 2021
31 min
Japan - My solo adventure part 4 - Riding the shinkansen from Tokyo to Kobe
Welcome back guys! We're going to Kansai! This will be my first time every to ride on a bullet train, or a "shinkansen" as they're known in Japan. These can travel on average 320kmph. That's fast let me tell you. This time I talk about little journey from Tokyo to Kobe. Before leaving to go to Japan I was invited to stay at my friend's house. So i'm basically making my way there. Hope you enjoy Cheers
Jul 7, 2021
21 min
Japan - My solo adventure part 3 - Getting to my hostel
Hey guys! Welcome back. WE MADE IT TO JAPAN! FINALLY! Now the real journey begins. After landing into Narita airport , I scramble to get my JR pass and start making my way to my hostel. Sounds pretty straight forward right, right.... WRONG! It's me! Nothing is straight forward. From airport to train station to subway station to hostel and a few sharp turns and hiccups along the way. This is definitely an episode you must listen to. It's the longest podcast I've made so far ( out of 4 ) so I hope you don't get too overwhelmed . I had a good laugh with this one.  
Jul 3, 2021
47 min
Japan - My solo adventure part 2 - Flying from Ireland to Japan
Hey guys, welcome back. Oh boy! do we meet some interesting people on these flights over to Japan. We travel from Dublin -> Dubai    Dubai-> Tokyo , the whole travel over took around 22h-23h it was tiresome to say the least, I got through it but I wouldn't say without difficulty.   Hope you get a few giggles from this because speaking about it brought back some funny memories Cheers
Jun 30, 2021
29 min
Japan - My solo adventure part 1 - Heading to the airport
Welcome to episode 1 In this episode I just touch on getting to the airport, meeting a friend and getting through security. This is just the start of such an amazing journey and I am happy to share with you all. If this is something you find interesting please follow this series. Cheers. 
Jun 26, 2021
14 min
Japan - My solo adventure - Introduction
Hey guys! In this first very short piece I explain why I decided to start this podcast and why I chose to speak about my trip to Japan. Covid was and still is an interesting and challenging time, I found myself trying multiple new things and this is one of them. I hope you listen and enjoy Cheers, 
Jun 25, 2021
5 min