It got cold
25 November 2015
The underground malls and neon of Fukuoka
After a month of wondering why its so warm, tonight its going down to 11 degrees, cold enough to justify my jacket for once. Actually its going to....
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....
Too many places to eat
15 November 2015
Eating Okonomiyaki at Okonomimura in Hiroshima
Hiroshima is chock full of tourists, which means its much better set up for shopping and eating than Nagoya. A short walk from my hotel is the mai....
Also theres Oso
11 November 2015
The covered shopping streets of Oso in Nagoya
I found the covered pedestrian area of Nagoya, so it does exist. It is further South of the big department stores and is called Oso. It is largely....
Taipei is human friendly
22 March 2014
As soon as I set out from my hotel, I realised how much of a nicer city Taipei is to Taichung. I just offended 3 million people who dont read this....
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....
Eastern culture
26 March 2013
Tonight, I headed east, on foot. The east side of the city, and the next 5km further east, are the nicest parts of Chengdu I have seen so far. Nic....
The plane
25 March 2013
Today I will address the lack of photo overload from yesterday. My route took me first West, through peoples park, which was great, then South to ....
Almost missed the best bit
7 September 2012
My hotel is near Wulin square which as I have repeatedly mentioned, is now a meteor sized crater. At the other end of a trench you can surely see ....