The darkest of places
20 April 2019
Day turns to night and the surprise used HiFi gear shopping centre
I think yesterday I wrote something like 'I bet it doesnt rain at all tomorrow'. Well I lost that bet. It rained and rained and rained, and I mana....
Trapped in a thunderstorm
19 April 2019
Getting to and from Lotus mountain near Guangzhou via Shiqi station and a bus
Well, right now on the English language Chinese news, they are advising people in Guangdong province to restrict their outdoor activities due to a....
One sided
14 April 2019
Accidentally stumbling onto the Hong Kong film awards
I have stayed in Hong Kong for 4 days and not crossed the harbour. The entire time I have been here I have stayed on the Kowloon side, not the Hon....
Complete waste of a day
5 May 2018
The modern malls of Hangzhou
As you shall soon see, it is raining, it is really raining a lot, it is raining so much that I cant even walk around in the street because its all....
Everybody can get fogged
24 April 2018
Hiking the soldiers route to the top of Huashan in the rain
Today was a very long, very wet day. The steps in my journey went subway - high speed train - free shuttle bus - paid shuttle bus - epic hike in t....
Everybody was kung fu fighting the rain
21 April 2018
Getting to Shaolin from Zhengzhou by bus
Apparently the main attraction 'near' Zhengzhou is the Shaolin Monastery / Temple / Amusement Park / Tourist Trap. I say near because it was 2 hou....
Surprise downpour whilst tired
13 November 2017
Ginza in the rain
I had planned to catch the train past Ginza, walk all the way back through Ginza, see lots of lights, gawk at eastern Europeans, then there was a ....
Castle in the fog
8 November 2017
Climbing up the slippery hills to get to Gifu castle
Weather update: Misty fog but still really warm. Health update: Mildly snotty but maybe already getting better? Today I got to use the plethora o....
Rain concentrator
29 October 2017
Fog covers Fushimi Inari shrine
My rain dodging days have come to an end, today I was the single focal point of all the rain in the world. I knew there would be a lot of rain, I ....
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