So here I sit in a bar in Tokyo on my last night. It has been an interesting time since I left the hills of Nozawa. I spent one night in Tokyo before heading out to Hakone got to spend some time staring at the beauty of Mt. Fuji. I took a rather long route… Continue reading One year away ends
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Merry effing Christmas!
Dear valued readers, lets take a look back at what I was doing this time last year. I fondly remember spending most of it trying not to panic about this trip and in the company of a wonderful person (you know who you are). We spent Xmas wandering round, eating and drinking and spending generally… Continue reading Merry effing Christmas!
Nagano – a foodie heaven
You may of noticed by now I sometimes talk about food very fondly indeed. I would go so far to say that I tend to eat my way around countries and really discover a hell of a lot via the medium of food. Most of the videos on my blog feature food of some sort… Continue reading Nagano – a foodie heaven
Leaving Osaka for Nagano
As I leave Osaka behind me I have an 8 hour trip on a bus in front of me. I should arrive in Nagano central 6am Sunday 8th 2013. By the time I post this I should be safe somewhere in Nagano. I’ve not done much today but I walked around Osaka a lot. I… Continue reading Leaving Osaka for Nagano
I’m not a drug mule… honest
You know I found it a little odd speaking the last word of Korean before getting on the plane. Okay I only know about 5 words in Korean but I was heading back to a country where it turns out I actually know quite a bit of the language. Arriving in Japan was squiffy the… Continue reading I’m not a drug mule… honest
Leaving Japan.. for now
I’m actually supposed to be back in London about now but I have been enjoying this adventure way too much to return just yet, plus I also wanted to try and be away for a whole year. There was always a though in my brain that I wanted to be away for Christmas and new… Continue reading Leaving Japan.. for now
Volcanic activity
For the last few days I have been in Kagoshima after finally getting away from the farm in Hiroshima, now it may appear as if I hated that farm and the person who ran it but the truth is I cannot hate either I can only feel sorry for them but I am glad to… Continue reading Volcanic activity
Communication issues in Japenglish
Some of you may of laughed at my last few posts about how so undoubtably alien I have felt in this country over the last week and rightly so. We should learn to laugh at the things that happen to us in life and if I amused you then that makes me happy, maybe there… Continue reading Communication issues in Japenglish
Confusion continues
Another backdated post for you all, catching up on the stuff I have written and not posted due to no internets. Yesterday I wake up and get showered early so that I can be ready for whatever today has to bring. Shimohara san arrives around 07:15 with breakfast in hand but tells me that there… Continue reading Confusion continues
Goaty conference
If I told you I spent all day at a conference about goats what might you say? Some of you might of gone huh? A more sarcastic response would obviously involve my current choice of beard and well done to you if you managed to think that before reading the next bit. Let me explain…… Continue reading Goaty conference