Japan 11 - restoring the routine
October 26th - November 23rd 2024
Historically I like to go to Japan every November. Last year I made my triumphant return after an enforced 3 year absence. This year I am back once again for another routine visit.
More of the same of Korea
March 30th - April 27th 2024
I am once again heading back to South Korea for more of the same. It has been 18 months since my last visit. Somehow my visit once again coincides with a major election and the ensuing strike action of everyone.
Japan 10 Finally
October 28th - November 25th 2023
The various emperors and princesses of Japan finally allowed me to return for my 10th visit after 3 years of deciding I was genetically too snotty to enter.
Taiwan for the 5th time
April 27th - May 24th 2023
Assuming the invasion has not yet started, I will head back to Taiwan for a 5th time. Visiting Taipei, Yilan, Keelung and Taichung.
Korea twice in one year
November 3rd - December 1st 2022
Returning to South Korea for unfinished business for the second time in a year. Japan still did not want me back, so I will instead go back to Seoul, Gwangju and Daejeon.
Korea for the 4th time
May 18th - June 16th 2022
First proper trip in years due to COVID. Lets hope it goes ahead. I will be going to a few places, Seoul, Suwon, Daegu, Busan, Yeosu then back to Seoul. There will be boring mountain photos.
Cape Otway short holiday
April 2nd - April 5th 2021
I do not normally add local (within Australia) travel to the full trip format on this site, however due to COVID I have not been able to travel overseas. Therefore to make sure I can still use my own site, heres a small trip.
Japan for the 9th time
October 26th - November 22nd 2019
Yes I know I go to Japan a lot. Every year in fact. This will be the 9th time. This time I will be making a clockwise loop North of Tokyo to some smaller towns I have not been to before. Lots of mountains!
France and England - For Work
July 5th - July 23rd 2019
Work is sending me to Paris, London and surrounding areas for a packed 2 weeks of work. Therefore do not expect the usual quality and quantity of amazing updates on this trip. Or maybe all my meetings will get cancelled and I will just roam around Europe. Who knows.
Korea - HK - China - KORKONG!
March 30th - April 26th 2019
Returning to South Korea for the 3rd time which is still waiting for reunification with the auspicious North, before heading to already reunified Hong Kong, a place I have not visited for a few years, from where I will board the new bullet train to provide field observations on the glorious journey to Guangzhou.
Of course I am back in Japan
October 27th - November 23rd 2018
My trip to Japan this year will be a lot of time in Tokyo, but then also flying to Naha on Okinawa, then back to Fukuoka, then a train to Nagasaki then flying back to Tokyo. More planes than trains, hopefully no typhoons, definitely a lot of mountains, maybe bears, surely mildly offensive.
The Great Loop of China
April 14th - May 11th 2018
It looks like Russia and the USA are going to war over Syria to distract people from the situation in North Korea while at the same time China is running rings around Trump on issues related to trade.
To solve this I am returning to mainland China to become the new modern Marco Polo, providing exaggerated reports on my field observations as I travel in a great loop around the middle kingdom.
Back to Japan for Even More
October 21st - November 17th 2017
Negotiations with Kim Jong-un have broken down. Mutually assured destruction seems inevitable. North Korea have threatened to sink Japan with a volley of nuclear fire. I am left with no choice, travel once again to Japan to personally man the global missile defence shield. The fate of the world rests on my shoulders.
A Full Lap of Taiwan
March 5th - April 1st 2017
In a slightly less highly original move than Japan6, I am going to Taiwan4. Which is code for I am going to Taiwan for the 4th time.
Taiwan is part of the reaffirmed one true China and lies to the east of the glorious mainland but well within the 9 dash line.
Visiting 9 Cities in Japan
October 16th - November 11th 2016
In a highly original move, I am going to Japan for the 6th time.
I will be gone 27 days, travelling West from Tokyo then to Hokkaido to fight bears before coming back via Fukushima.
London - Germany - Austria - Work & Holiday
May 22nd - June 13th 2016
I am going to England and then Germany for work. I may invade Poland and then escape via the alps.
Because I am mainly working, do not expect the normal level of bullshit.
Also, I made it so the Europe page works on hand held devices like phones and stuff, it is experimental, so if it is not working properly please shut up.
Japan - Tokyo - Nagoya - Hiroshima - Fukuoka
November 2nd - November 26th 2015
With Australia entering final negotiations to pay the Imperial Japanese Navy to construct a fleet of submarines capable of sinking rickety Indonesian fishing boats, its time for me to head over and make a deal to ensure a first strike nuclear capability is included.
Korea Again
March 3rd - March 26th 2015
I am going back to Korea to sort out the heiress nut scandal, re float the sunken ferry, agree a ceasefire with Japan over the comfort girl apology drama, buy the freedom for the mentally handicapped slaves on the farming islands and welcome Kim Jong-un to town during the reunification party.
Hong Kong - Japan - Taiwan
March 6th - March 28th 2014
I did not go anywhere for a year, which sux. So this time I am going for a full 3 weeks at least, to Hong Kong for 4 days, Japan for 8 days then Taiwan for 9 days.
Taiwan is not Thailand. Educate yourselves.
Sichuan - China - Chengdu - Chongqing
March 23rd - April 10th 2013
2.5 weeks in western China, split between Chengdu and Chongqing, land of the giant panda hotpot. Thanks to the three gorges dam I did not experience a flood.
Tokyo for the weekend
October 25th - October 30th 2012
A really short trip over an extended weekend to Tokyo managing to squeeze in a visit to a mountain and Kamakura.
Back to China - Shanghai - Nanjing - Hangzhou
August 27th - September 13th 2012
Back to China again, visiting many cities around the Yangtze river delta, observing the tomb of Sun Yat-sen and taking a stroll around the fantastic west lake.
Japan and Taiwan
March 1st - March 22nd 2012
A brief stop in Tokyo before taking the Shinkansen to Osaka in Japan followed by Taipei and Keelung in Taiwan.
China - From Shanghai to Beijing
November 1st - November 18th 2011
China, mainly Shanghai and Beijing including the new bullet train in between and a visit to the great wall.
Korea and Hong Kong
September 3rd - September 17th 2011
South Korea - specifically Seoul, transiting via Hong Kong and Taiwan and then back through Japan.
Taiwan - Hong Kong - Singapore
March 25th - April 11th 2011
Taiwan via Hong Kong with a visit to Macau returning via Singapore and who knows where else.
London, for the third time
June 25th - July 17th 2010
I cant seem to stop going to London for work, this time I made a side trip to Paris
Japan and Hong Kong
May 2nd - May 18th 2010
I went to Tokyo in Japan and then Hong Kong again purely for a holiday. The first of many visits to Japan.
London again then Hong Kong
February 26th - March 25th 2010
I went to London to work some more including spending time in Hatfield, then on the way home I went to Hong Kong and took a ferry ride across to Macau.
London
September 5th - 22nd 2009
I went to London for work and a holiday. Lots of work, not much holiday, although I did go to Oxford.
South East Asia
December 3rd - 18th 2005
16 days travel from Australia to India and back, via Malaysia both ways. Staying Mainly in Chennai, this was a working visit.