Dont forget your torch
15 March 2014
After a bit of a nothing day yesterday, today was a most excellent day. The importance of having good internet on your holiday when you are me can....
Freezing walk
14 March 2014
It was freezing, literally, I saw a sign that said minus 2. This seems to not bother some people who get around in short shorts and high heels, wh....
The tiniest place on earth
14 March 2014
I knew that I had booked a tiny hotel room in Osaka, and thats exactly what I got. I also knew that finding it was apparently quite difficult, bec....
No more rain
13 March 2014
Various weather radars suggested it was going to stop raining. The quality of this data compared to bom.gov.au was really crappy though, so I came....
The unrelenting downpour
13 March 2014
The rain did indeed come as predicted. I think its only supposed to last today. It never stopped raining, but then never rained hard either. Still....
Night temple
12 March 2014
I was surprised to find that some of the temples and surrounding gardens are open at night. By open I mean, you can walk all around the buildings ....
Deer overload
12 March 2014
Today I went to Nara, one of the top tourist cities in all of Japan. It is a much bigger city than I realised, I discovered this once on top of a ....
Kyoto is small
11 March 2014
This evening I discovered that Kyoto is really quite small, something I suspected after seeing it from the top of a hill this morning. I also foun....
Dont pet the monkeys
11 March 2014
Today in a shocking development, I followed my mothers suggestion and went to Arashiyama. There are many things to do here if you are a tourist, b....