Cape Town: A Tale of Two Cities
“This Cape is a most stately thing, and the fairest Cape in the whole circumference of the earth.”
– Sir Francis Drake, British explorer
NB: Language contained in this post may be deemed “politically incorrect” elsewhere. Racial distinctions are politicised and socially acceptable in South Africa, hence their use for accuracy in this post.
A lot can change in two years. In 2017 I first set foot in South Africa, using it as a base to explore the southern part of the continent. Continue reading
The Isle of Malapascua: Typhoons for Thresher Sharks
Moved around like contraband among anxious smugglers, I stepped out of the minivan and immediately onto our banca, or Filipino outrigger boat, under an ominous midnight sky. Continue reading
Tokyo, A Long Time Coming
I had finally made it.
What began as curious wonder aged 4 years old after exposure to Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Megadrive had manifested in a flight to Narita airport and me writing this on-board a Shinkansen (bullet train) speeding at 200 miles per hour. Continue reading
Hiroshima or, How I Found Peace Via Destruction
We couldn’t go to Japan without seeing Hiroshima. Continue reading
Visiting Fukuoka, or How I Met the ‘Jesus of Sake’
We rocketed south to the province of Kyushu in our last bullet train with two goals in mind: to meet an old friend and set course for tropical Japan. Continue reading
Kanazawa or, How I Met A Geisha From Bournemouth
We travelled to Kanazawa on a whim. I wanted to experience some of the iconic culture Japan is known for, but outside of Kyoto Continue reading
Kyoto or, How I Learned to Fear Deer More Than Samurai
It’s almost guaranteed that Kyoto will feature on an itinerary when planning a trip to Japan. Continue reading
Iga Ueno or, How I Learned the Way of the Ninja
I’m 28 years old and the concept of ninjas still gets my blood pumping. Continue reading
Nagano or, How I Revealed My Testicles in Japan
We caught the shinkansen to Nagano for the sole purpose of finding the elusive ‘Snow Monkeys’, otherwise known as the Japanese macaques of Jigokudani. The image conjured in your mind may be familiar, but this place plays host to over 200 monkeys that descend from the mountains to bathe in an onsen (hot spring). Continue reading
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