Lost on twin peaks
24 October 2017
Hiking Mount Ougiyama and Momokurayama near Torisawa station
First proper hike and I already managed to get lost, lost enough to require a 1 hour back track after following the wrong path to an abandoned gra....
Wasted ramen opportunity
23 October 2017
The great guitar stores near the Shibuya crossing
I like ramen a lot. But its bad for you, many calories, great amounts of salt, very few vegetables. So when I choose to have ramen, I should proba....
Fortunate train cancellation
23 October 2017
Hiking in the plum tree gardens near Ome station
Finally, some photos of something mildly interesting! I awoke to grey and rain, the typhoon raged on, despite this I slept solidly on a rock soli....
Saturation point
22 October 2017
Sunshine city in Ikebukuro
The rare 3rd update in a single day eventuated, silly because I have had very little to photograph or talk about. I am however starting to believ....
Typhoon Lan
22 October 2017
Escaping a typhoon at Tokyo soup stock
More weather talk time, and hotel photos, brace yourself, but thats what happens on a 3 update day which is mainly travel. It is raining, a lot, t....
The journey is still not quite over
22 October 2017
From Narita to Ikebukuro on the NEX
This is a kind of a micro update. Might even turn out to be one of the rare 3 update days. The reason for this is I am now on the NEX train to Ike....
I want to murder your children
21 October 2017
Melbourne to Singapore and the airport butterfly garden
As mentioned above, my 7.5 hour flight from Melbourne to Singapore was completely full, full of sickly horrible children. Despite having a roomy s....
26 hours door to door then more
21 October 2017
Melbourne airport via skybus to the Singapore Airlines lounge
3rd year in a row going to Japan at this time. Decaying leaf matter has proven far too exciting for me to resist so I must return and marvel at th....
Indeed more beef noodle
31 March 2017
Getting to Taoyuan airport end eating cake at the Singapore airlines lounge
Now I am at Taipei Taoyuan international airport, waiting for my flight. As usual I am many hours early, not to worry, I am able to check in, and ....