Crowded and overrated
14 April 2024
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
Today I went to a location that is generally on everyone's top 10 things to see or do in Korea. It is quite a long way from my hotel, with a train....
Buddha loves Amex
17 November 2023
Sannenzaka and Kiyomizu-dera
Before I get to why Buddha loves Amex, which is amazing, let me go on for a bit of a rant about my laundry. I googled coin laundry, there were 3 ....
Possibly the only rest day?
3 May 2023
Longshan temple and Taipei Botanical Gardens
I have been looking at my schedule. There are 3 types of days on my trips, hiking days, travel days and rest days. Today might be the only rest da....
Buddha with Korean characteristics
23 May 2022
Visiting Bongeunsa Buddhist temple
Before we get into all things Buddha related, it is time for some unrelated observations. First of all, Korean TV news in English is very much bl....
And now for the view
3 May 2018
City God pavilion of Hangzhou
Hangzhou was nice the last time I came here, apart from the areas that were huge muddy holes in the ground with all the buildings removed on both ....
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....
Huge number of steps
25 March 2017
Hiking in Puli to a remote unnamed temple
Right now I have done 55,800 steps today. Close to a record. I still have to go and find dinner, so I will set a new personal best. Exciting times....
Chicken tower
21 March 2017
Chihkan town in Tainan
Tonight I wandered off in the direction of the west central district with nothing in partuclar in mind other than finding dinner. Little did I kno....
Razor wire defeat
17 March 2017
Fa-shing buddhist temple and lots of monkeys
Kaohsiung has a city mountain. It is called either longevity mountain, or monkey mountain. Whilst as you will see monkey mountain is apt, I think ....
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