You made it rain in Umeda
10 April 2025
Umeda and Yodobashi
It did not rain on my hike earlier but it is certainly raining now, and that is fine with me. To celebrate the rain I went to Umeda, which is the ....
Far beyond Minoh
10 April 2025
Minoh falls looping course via Katsuoji
Today it was supposed to rain, so I picked a hike that would have multiple opportunities to pull the pin if the rain became too heavy. It did not ....
Is it really the longest?
9 April 2025
Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street
Word has gotten around about my ability to collect statistics with my running watch. The Japanese Covered Shopping Street Distance Measuring and A....
Kyoto with less tourists
9 April 2025
A quick day trip to Uji
I am now fully laundered. Earlier on this trip I could have laundered a heap of money in Macau, but I forgot to steal from the prefectural governm....
Too many tourists taking photos
8 April 2025
Dotonbori and Shinsaibashi
There are more tourists in the Dotonbori area of Osaka than the rest of Japan combined. It has been like this for quite some time. Even on a Tuesd....
Autumn is better than spring
8 April 2025
Mount Iwawaki from Takihata dam to Kimitoge station
First hike on the Japan leg of this trip, and I was tired, fatigued, sleep deprived, sore, swollen etc. I pre-selected a shorter, easier hike know....
Japanese airports are all terrible
7 April 2025
Singapore to Osaka on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
First of all, the Airbus A350 is a nicer jet than a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, much quieter, better seats, but who am I kidding, on the way to Hong Ko....
The easiest of departures then a sprint
7 April 2025
Hong Kong to Singapore on an Airbus A350
Hong Kong airport and the train to Hong Kong airport are both fantastic. I left my hotel around 6 and was at the airport by 7am and through custom....
Rice not noodles
6 April 2025
Kowloon Park
Last night in Hong Kong. For dinner I wanted rice not noodles. I should probably have had some Hong Kong BBQ, which is to say, roasted, steamed an....