Mobile mucus dispersion unit
2 November 2015
Collecting pocket wifi and getting from Narita to Ueno
Once the plane landed, I started a continuous sneezing fit for the next few hours as I made my way to my hotel after navigating the airport to fin....
Recovery night
17 March 2014
Having had many back to back days of mountain climbing, tonight was recovery night. Tomorrow I am going to Taiwan, specifically Taichung, which sh....
6km becomes 20km
17 March 2014
My plan was easy enough. Take the train to Minoh station in north Osaka, and walk the 3km in each direction along a picturesque canyon path lined ....
Shinsekai deep fried town
16 March 2014
Due to increasing levels of exhaustion, tonight I caught the train to an area called Shinsekai, which as it turns out is near Namba. I decided to ....
More mountains, Kobe
16 March 2014
In a rather familiar order of events, this morning I took a train some place and climbed a mountain, because I am just so predictable. Today the d....
Another 4 hours walking
15 March 2014
I set out aiming to walk from Shin Osaka to the Tenjinbashisuji covered walkway, as my mother challenged me to find it. It only took about 30 minu....
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....