A city named after the airport
29 April 2023
Taking the train to Taoyuan for dinner
Tonight I took a TRA train to Taoyuan, most known for being the city where Taipei airport is. I had never been there before. It is a city of about....
Full discombobulation
28 April 2023
Arriving in Taipei on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Well I am here now, I think. It took a really long time to get here. Felt a lot longer than getting to South Korea even though Taiwan is closer to....
Exposing the exposition
12 June 2022
Yeosu to Seoul on the KTX
Now I am back in Seoul. Gangnam to be precise. It took a long time to get here. But before that, lets talk some more about Yeosu. I have made fun....
Hilarious bus ride
9 June 2022
From Busan to Yeosu on the slow train and bus
Now I am in Yeosu, in the middle south bit of the Korean mainland, I have not been here before. Yeosu is famous for the 'World Exposition Yeosu Ko....
To Busan I go on a train
2 June 2022
Daegu to Busan on the KTX
I did all I could above to not mention the title of a popular movie I will never see due to the fact it is celebrated universally for its extreme ....
The hottest and poorest part of Korea
28 May 2022
Suwon to Daegu on the KTX
On my train ride here I learnt that Daegu is generally about 4 degrees hotter than any other city in Korea, due to being in a basin surrounded by ....
Turning a 30 minute train ride into a full day
25 May 2022
Seoul to Suwon on the Mugunghwa
Seoul to Suwon on the what now? In Korea there are 5 classes of train or 7 if count ones that are retired but still listed on the schedule, in ord....
Training day
19 November 2019
The Tokyo Metro Museum in Kasai
Today was my last rest day. Tomorrow, hiking, Thursday, fly home. I had no plan, so I just scrolled around google maps while having my breakfast c....
A bridge between two tunnels
9 November 2019
From Niigata to Yamagata on the slow train
Slow train really wasnt that slow. All up about 4 hours door to door. The first train went from Niigata to Yonezawa, through spectacular scenery. ....