Time for shorts
6 June 2016
The beautiful town square of Innsbruck
Before I forget, I have a tidbit to share from this morning I forgot until now. When checking out from my little hotel in the last town with the h....
Olympic food court
28 May 2016
The enormous shopping centre at Stratford
I was last in London in 2010, the Olympics were held here in 2012, better go see the Olympic site then. It is located east of the city at Stratfor....
A real city
26 May 2016
Heading from Warrington to Manchester for dinner
Finally I managed to get to a real city. Manchester, which is Englands second biggest city, for those of you who have no geography skills at all. ....
Red lights dimmed
24 November 2015
The red light district of Nakasu in Fukuoka
Tonights walking course was to loop through what is apparently the biggest red light district in all of Japan according to a very enthusiastic tou....
Sudden downpour
23 November 2015
Eating ramen at ramen stadium in canal city
I stepped outside this evening, and the sky seemed to be 2 metres above my head, and it was very windy. It was forecast to rain this morning but d....
More than Shinjuku
22 November 2015
The very colorful shopping area of Tenjin in Fukuoka
I think Fukuoka has a larger commercial district than even Shinjuku. Theres 10 big department stores. I dont know how the population can support t....
Closed at seven
20 November 2015
The shops in Shimonoseki close early
Everything in Shimonoseki closed at 7pm, on a Friday. I was shocked. Maybe not everything, Sake bars, Hostess bars and a cool supermarket were ope....
Aeon ozone dome walk
13 November 2015
Walking to the Ozone dome to go to the Aeon mall in Nagoya
After climbing a mountain, I thought maybe I would go for a really long walk. It threatens to rain all day tomorrow, and indeed, as I returned to ....
Suburban Tokyo
6 November 2015
The Aeon lake mall at Koshigaya
Everyone knows Tokyo is big. But people rarely go outside the Yamanote line. The Yamanote line has a radius of about 5km, it seems like a long way....