Far beyond Takao
29 October 2018
Hiking up Takao and all the way to Mount Jinba from Takao station to a waiting bus
Today I also went back to somewhere I went when I came to Tokyo for a weekend a few years ago. On that occasion it was pouring with rain and I bou....
Resurrection of the day
5 May 2018
The hills around the West Lake of Hangzhou at dusk
The rain stopped at 4pm. I had my face pressed against the window in anticipation, as soon as I saw it had stopped I was out the door. My destinat....
Lap completed
4 May 2018
Walking a full lap of the West Lake of Hangzhou
As it was foretold, today I completed a lap of the west lake of Hangzhou. I completed a similar lap last time I was here, although this time I wen....
The other great wall
25 April 2018
Walking a full loop of the city wall of Xian
It certainly was a big day for doing the tourist things. This evening I walked a full lap of the city wall. I guess not too many tourists actually....
Everybody can get fogged
24 April 2018
Hiking the soldiers route to the top of Huashan in the rain
Today was a very long, very wet day. The steps in my journey went subway - high speed train - free shuttle bus - paid shuttle bus - epic hike in t....
The bus debacle illegal taxi comedy show
19 April 2018
Getting to Mangshan on public transport
Three funny things happened today so strap in, wall of text to follow. First of all, there were a lot transport debacles. I had selected a spot t....
The bee filled mountain of many amenities
18 April 2018
Exploring the fragrant hills by public transport
Another day, another opportunity to spend many hours walking around in the glorious pollution haze. Despite the air quality index suggesting the p....
Between the tracks
15 November 2017
Hiking from Musashi-Itsukaichi to Mitake over multiple peaks
Its my last full day in Japan, so I decided to hike from one train line to another. My journey went west, with the hiking starting at Musashi-Itsu....
Value extraction
14 November 2017
Hiking Mount Toyama in Nikko
I paid for my train pass, so I am going to extract as much value as possible from my train pass. It costs $100 for 3 days, yesterday I extracted $....