I recently had a lot of trouble with Firefox; the trouble turned out to be my profile. Creating a new profile fixed everything -- it's a bit of a pain having to reinstall add-ons etc but worth it if it works.

I've been to all those places and then some. The wife and kid are going to Japan to see the wife's family this week and staying for some 3 weeks. I was to go, but had to cancel due to work obligations. I am rather upset about it actually.

If you get a chance. Go. Miyajima is very beautiful. If you time it right, you can see some amayzing 'No' plays. Go up the big hill there to see the monkeys. I spent a night in the area. It is worth it. Easy access to Hiroshima across the water. See the war museum (a humbling experience). Try Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki for lunch. Great stuff.

Fuji was also a wonderful trip. I spent 4 days at a Ryokan. Amazing traditional food. Bathhouse, and everywhere in was views of the mountain. From the room, the bathhouse, everywhere. Expensive, but worth every single darn penny. Also went up Fuji for some CRAZY panoramas. You do not have to go to the top to get amazing views. Easy to get a bus ride up to about the half way mark. Great for the young or old, or those who cannot hike the mountain. Shelter and services are there. Don't be fooled. It is a HUGE mountain you will be above the cloud line most likely. See the sunrise. It is something to not be missed. Scream banzai as the sun rises (leave the old WW2 movie prejudices behind.. shouting banzai has nothing to do with dive bombing).

Other places to see. Kyoto (temples, Maiko dance), Himeji (amazing castle), Nara (giant Buddha, temples, and wandering deer). If you can.. go west towards Beppu and Nagasaki. The Kyushu area has the best natural hot spas. Nagasaki has great seafood and fusion with Chinese and Dutch influences. The war museum is also a must stop. Learn a bit about the US and Australian POW's interned in a camp there that were killed by the 'bomb', which we in the west simply do not learn about in school.

Learn a bit of the language, absorb the culture. Have fun. It is easier to get around Japan than you realize. Most major train lines and roads in the larger cities have English lettering to help tourists.

Food isn't that expensive, and bargain hotels can be found easily enough. Even better if you know a local to tour you around!

*long but worth every second

*beg
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beedlebeedlebeedle... sadface

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Yea...it's expensive but worth it. Poor beedlbeedlebeedle

Yea...it's expensive but worth it. Poor beedlbeedlebeedle

long, but worth it.

Long but worth it. Randi is a legend. How many times does dowsing have to be shown to not work for people to stop believing in it? Seriously,I find I lose all faith in humanity after watching something like this. But I get a bit of that faith back when I realize that I have just watched a debunking and that it's not just me who thinks this way.

This is a really long video for the Sift, but worth every minute.

Entirely unrelated, but worth a laugh.

So I kind of skipped through this - wasnt worth really watching, but worth knowing it happened I supposed. So I guess I'll upvote just for that.

I should have read here first..

Matilda, I just left you a message on your profile saying pretty much the same thing as the other guys have here.

Yes, if you had anything to do with the making of it, or you yourself have uploaded the video to somewhere and linked it here then it's a self-link.
We're all about finding other people's posts and bringing them here.

Shop for a really good video and sift it. When it's reached 10 votes, you're in. Then make a few friends and talk one of them into checking out your pet video. They could try it here for you.

It's a little effort, but worth it. This is a fun community to play in

Almost predictable, but worth a laugh.

Thanks, Stanley.

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*Quality laughs. Not as funny as a cat fart video, but worth a couple chuckles from me.

*Quality laughs. Not as funny as a cat fart video, but worth a couple chuckles from me.