Let the dinging begin
27 October 2024
Ome hills and Mount Raiden
Time to break out the bear bell. It will be my constant dinging companion from here on. I selected a shorter hike to break in my new shoes and le....
My booking was honoured
26 October 2024
Arriving at Tokyo Haneda
On my trip to Korea earlier this year you may recall that I travelled all day and arrived at my hotel near midnight only to find that they had dec....
The plane broke and then I had sky internet
26 October 2024
Cairns airport and onboard VA77
In a rare thing, right now I am onboard Virgin flight VA77 bound for Tokyo Haneda and I have internet. So I can type some more of this nonsense no....
Bus fight
26 October 2024
Virgin Australia to Cairns
Right now I am sitting in the Melbourne Virgin Australia lounge having some fruit toast as there is no food on my flights today. 10 hours of no fo....
Not worth my effort
26 April 2024
Seoul to Singapore on an A350
Now I am in Singapore. The flight was uneventful but very full, I did not spot an empty seat. The food was decent. No one nearby seemed too sick b....
Leaving Korea
26 April 2024
Incheon airport on the Arex
Now I am at Incheon airport. It is far from Seoul as I have written previously, but I took the Arex express train so it is only about 45 minutes a....
No more neon
25 April 2024
Konkuk University area
Last night in Korea. I decided to go some distance away to the Konkuk University area and all of its neon streets. I went down into the subway and....
I will do anything if it is free
25 April 2024
Gyeonghuigung Palace and War Memorial
Last full day in Korea and when I went outside it was very cold and grey. Unexpected. I had no plan so first I had a coffee and still made no plan....
I stopped myself from going up again
24 April 2024
Namsan hill
Very interesting light this afternoon, thick but scattered clouds, no pollution, very bright sun. A lot of things in Seoul are highly reflective. ....