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....
Baby hike
6 April 2025
Dragons Back to Big Wave Bay
I last walked along the Dragons Back on 23 April 2019, so not that long ago. I just had a look at that, on that day it was hotter, with more inter....
Is everywhere a street market?
5 April 2025
Mong Kok to Sham Shui Po
Tonight I walked back to Mong Kok and continued beyond back to Sham Shui Po. I was in that area the other night when I went to Dragon Centre, but ....
Rest day rainy peak climb
5 April 2025
The Peak from Central to South Horizons
Its rainy, dark, misty, foggy, grey and moist. Luckily for me it was my designated rest day. So I decided to walk up to the peak in the rain, and ....