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....
Snowstorm
10 March 2014
Before today I never really experienced it snowing. A couple of years ago in Osaka I detected a few seconds of what might have been snow, but I wa....
Not so cold
10 March 2014
Now I am in Japan. Not only am I in Japan but I am on a fast train travelling from a man made island in the sea that taunts tsunamis typing on my ....
Redundant lounge photos
29 October 2012
Its only been an hour since the last update, so I dont have much more to say! Narita now has an express gate for oneworld sapphire members which i....
The great walk
29 October 2012
Its the last day of my weekend in Tokyo. My flight isnt until 8pm in the evening. So theres no excuse not to walk a great distance. If you enjoy p....