Duffa

That line up is epic. And yes, I'm jealous and currently hate you ;) (It's good to see one Australian on there)

If you can/want to take any photos, I promise the hate will subside lol. Seriously though, have an awesome night dude!

I definitely think we need a travel sub section on the forum ;)

My suggestions for titles are as follows:

- "Sparrow Migration"

or

- "The Traveling of The Sparrows" ;)

Xam

The Family Business Tattoo Shop

This is f*cking awesome.

Tim Lehi

TIM LEHI

BlackHeart Tattoo San Francisco

Tim Lehi "Vagina Reaper" for the win (I'm not sure if it fits within this thread, but it is awesome haha)

TIM LEHI

BlackHeart Tattoo San Francisco

Less perfect pin-ups i.e. missing teeth ,limbs etc .I've noticed Jef Whitehead do this and also a cool Jack mooneyes girl smoking a cigarette in her arm prosthetic.

By Hans Schroder :) (I've posted previously in the pin ups thread)

Hans Schröder, Malmö Sweden

I saw a "dead crack whore" pin up somewhere recently and I can't remember where it was?...

@RoryQ - good to know dates, I'll keep an eye out for cheap tickets around that time

@taaarro - sorry for derailing your thread, but on the plus side looks like it may have helped to work on the first Nihon LST Meeting!

Figured this should go in here ;)

By Hiro, Catclaw Tattoo Kyoto (also from their blog)

CATCLAW TATTOO ? TOP

By Jackie Dunn Smith

Jackie Dunn Smith | Facebook

Saw this and thought I should share. By Hiro @ Catclaw Tattoo Kyoto (Off their blog, link on their site)

CATCLAW TATTOO ? TOP

@ThaliaCamille - this is true, however the thing is it's crazy expensive to get from here (bris vegas) to perth!?!? I just can't figure that one out?

good chance Ursula is going to hate us even more... but we can get to Canadia for just over $1300 ;) could be something to do with how high the aussie dollar currently is? any one work in the aviation industry on here that can shed some light? haha

(just treat airbnb like ebay - go for people with lots of good reviews. I DO NOT want to be the reason that there ends up being an 'international incident' lol)

@Iwar - not a worry my good man ;) booking tours & shows have given me some decent 'mega-budgeting' travel skills haha

and @Lochlan cheers for the heads up about @Barbie Doll - that is awesome info and will be definitely be utilising it in the near future (as long as Barbie Doll is cool with helping me of course! ;) )

*double post... and is now looking out for @hogg and his all mighty ban hammer ;)

(Just thought of something - Jetstar have always had regular deals as they are "australias' low budget airline", however after the tsunami they did have a lot more deals to Japan and ridiculous ones at that. Possibly the Japanese government lifted fees temporarily to help boost tourism and get people back?)

@CaptCanada - that was my understanding to? (landing fees) Thankfully though, Jetstar are owned by Qantas and Australian Civil aviation standards are pretty high... fingers crossed they stay that way!

@CaptCanada - I am still yet to visit Tokyo & to catch the Shinkansen so I am more than happy to get my ass to Tokyo on said Shinkansen!... if I can make it ;) (I'll find a way haha)

@Kevin Campbell - also, if he sent goons around you may have a stronger case. (mental anguish etc... ;) )

"nobody in the state of California is going to hurt Drake".

Hold up. This drake cat calls you out, you agree, so he then sends his hired help around to attempt to stand over you? Damn, I thought Drake was a whiny little bitch before this all started, but he really stepped up his game on this move. As my Canadian friends would say - weak sauce.

(if you put a purple beret & scarf on Drakes' bodyguard I think we have a match?)

@Iwar - not sure if this will help but this site may have what you need ;)

Vacation rentals, private rooms, sublets by the night - Accommodations on Airbnb

or

agoda.com: Discount Hotel Reservations Worldwide - Smarter Hotel Booking!

or

Wotif.com: hotels, accommodation, motels, serviced apartments, B&B - Online hotel bookings with instant confirmation

or

hotels.com | Cheap Hotels, Discounts, Hotel Deals and Offers

or

Expedia Travel: Vacations, Cheap Flights, Airline Tickets & Airfares

;) hope these help homie (I know others, I'll hit you up with them a little later)

Dude this looks like it was an awesome time! You tattoo is great, I'm sure you're so fucking stoked right now.

I can't fucking believe you can get to Japan and back for $450, that's crazy! Over here (Canada) it costs about $1300, and that's when there's a sale too!

Cheers Ursula! haha, yeah I'm super stoked ;) Yeah, I have to admit the prices sometimes are really ridiculous. It is sometimes cheaper to fly return to Japan, than it is to fly from one side of australia to the other one way (Brisbane - Perth) (your probably going to hate me for this, as will a few others, but the last two trips I've been able to fly return for $380... *starts ducking thrown objects*)

Lol. Ok I had to watch this before making a comment...

1. In the intro where the voice over guys says (in a menacing voice) "... Ten of the worlds top tattooers blah blah blah..." This is clearly flagrant false advertising. (any lawyers on here have any advice on what could be done? haha)

2. That Jeremy dude needs a slap upside the head... and Oliver should give it to him. My limited understanding was that the majority of Japanese tattooers had been tattooing full back pieces with their clients on their stomachs for a rather long time? My bad... lol.

3. I will admit that the best part was the judging. some of those 'tattooers' got rightfully pwned.

Thanks to whoever posted the link so that any non-americans could have a good laugh.

@CaptCanada - yeah, I meant the nearest user (other than him) Not that it was important it just made me wonder, cheers for the reply homie ;)

@RoryQ - November you say?.. considering I need to start my back this year... and if Jetstar have a sale for that period... me thinks November would be excellent timing & an LST meet up would just be the icing on the cake!

wanna know a rough estimate of how close the nearist LST'er is to me ;).

I'm rather curious now? who do you think it would be?

a belated...akemashite omedetou gozaimasu :)

This. ;) welcome to LST, and hopefully when I get back over this year and make it to Tokyo (finally!) the 3 of us can meet up and have a Tokyo LST get together :) shit by that time there may even be more Japanese LST'ers (I'm working on it hehe)