Ginza and a garden
8 March 2012
Its grey, cold and threatening to rain. This has a strange effect on the throngs of people. Rather than standing and waiting politely at pedestria....
Around Shinjuku
7 March 2012
I must have got less sleep than I thought because by around 5pm local time I felt exhausted. However that shouldnt prevent a good 3 hour walk in t....
I made it here
7 March 2012
My flight threatened to be horrible, but turned out to be fine. I estimate it was 75% full which would normally mean I would get a spare seat next....
Sydney Airport
17 September 2011
The flight from Tokyo to Sydney was uneventful. I was pleasently surprised to find not only had I been upgraded to premium economy, but due to low....
Tokyo Narita Airport
16 September 2011
The flight from Seoul to Tokyo was largely uneventful, and surprisingly on a 747. It was a mixed 747, in that it was part cargo plane, part passen....
Flying to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific
12 May 2010
Its still raining, so time to leave Tokyo. It was only a short walk to the limousine bus, which is then about an 80 minute drive to Narita airport....
Last night in Japan
11 May 2010
As mentioned, I am leaving tomorrow, its also still raining so I didnt do much this evening except wander around the local area. I played some vid....
Edo Museum, Shopping in Ikebukuro, Cats
11 May 2010
Today is my last day in Tokyo, and its raining. What I really need to do is buy presents for various people, I am really bad at that, you would th....
Odaiba, Shopping in Shibuya
10 May 2010
Just a small update today, despite being out from 10am until 8pm, I spent a lot of this time sort of working and on the phone to work, which was f....