Resurrection
3 November 2017
Eating Okonomyaki in Shinsekai
For the last few days I have realised the little camera bag that goes with me everywhere has been dying. The zip has been failing and making it ha....
Umeda me a hamburg steak
2 November 2017
Exploring the colorful streets and shops of Umeda
Tonight I walked all the way to Umeda and back, which was quite interesting. Umeda itself is massive, especially when you consider all the station....
Lost in expansion
1 November 2017
The Glico man and surrounding neon of Osaka
Let me translate that for you, I managed to get lost twice in central Osaka. I have been here twice before and generally know where stuff is, but ....
The temple run
1 November 2017
Exploring every Kyoto temple and shrine on foot
Now I am in Osaka, its only 30 minutes from Kyoto on the cheap $5 train. Therefore, I had time to visit all the temples in Kyoto this morning befo....
New airport day
28 October 2016
From Kyoto to Osaka to Sapporo by plane
Now I am in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido, near Russia and North Korea, famed for its bears, beer and potatoes. I am writing both updates at ....
Multiple modes of transport
18 March 2014
As mentioned on the previous page, today involved multiple modes of transport to go from Osaka to Taichung in Taiwan. I wont bore myself by recoun....
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 ....