The restiest of rest days
13 May 2023
Taichung natural science history museum
First as promised, I had to do my washing (laundry). This required google translate, as I had to buy a card, add value, certain cycles added deter....
Possibly the only rest day?
3 May 2023
Longshan temple and Taipei Botanical Gardens
I have been looking at my schedule. There are 3 types of days on my trips, hiking days, travel days and rest days. Today might be the only rest da....
Palatial offering
10 November 2022
Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung and the secret garden
Today I took a billion photos, visited 2 palaces including one with 2 lots of double g's in it's name and visited the secret garden which I though....
Entry fee
17 November 2019
Shinjuku Gyoen Garden and shopping in Shinjuku
I last went to Shinjuku Gyoen Garden in March 2012. It was a grey day, and everything in it was brown and dead. The place was almost deserted. The....
Turtle hunt
14 November 2019
Wandering around the many gardens of Koriyama
Today is my rest day after yesterdays big hike. The weather seemed very changeable. There was very fast moving cloud, high winds, then a few secon....
Fast lap
16 July 2019
A flying visit to Covent Garden at dusk
I was at work for 13 hours today so this will be the worst, shortest update yet with the worst photos. I have to be at work early again tomorrow t....
Palatial botany
7 July 2019
Palais de Versaille / Palace of Versailles - France
On previous trips I have been to the eyefull tower, I have been to the champs a lease a and I have been to the arch of trump. I had not been to th....
No train day
3 November 2018
A walk through a University to Rikugien and Yanesen
Before we get started, I should mention I again got racially insulted today, thats twice in a week, Japan has changed. A store vendor decided to c....
Every single park and garden
9 May 2018
Exploring all the free parks in Shanghai
Today I visited every single park, garden, temple, shrine, square, reserve and backyard in the greater Shanghai area, on foot. As you will see, Sh....
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