Where time stood still – the Gassho house villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama.
6-8 May 2018. After eight days based in Tokyo I take a shinkansen to Kanazawa, and then a bus to …
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Ohmygosh Omikoshi! Shinto festivals in Tokyo.
5 May 2018. It’s a family affair. Even the littlest are dressed in happi jackets.It’s a community affair – just …
A Kaleidoscope of Perpetual Motion: Fuchu’s Kurayami festival, Tokyo
4 May 2018. Seven hundred thousand! That’s how many people descend on the Tokyo neighbourhood of Fuchu City and the …
Down By The Water – summer evenings by Vancouver’s Fraser River
On these long hot summer evenings Don and I like to have our dinner here:It’s a tiny rocky pebbly “beach”, …
Bright Lights, Big City – Tokyo at night
3 May 2018. I walk up the stairs and step out of the Metro into a swirling crowd. There are …
Lost in Translation
26 May-11 June 2018. Nearly seven weeks travelling solo in Japan and China. Non-stop sightseeing, long days, walking walking walking. …
Tokyo’s Temples – to Buddha in Asakusa and to shopping in Harajuku
29 April 2018. On my second day in Japan I take the subway from near my hostel in central Tokyo …
With a Little Help From a Friend; the first day in Tokyo.
28 April 2018. In Vancouver, while researching Japan, Don printed out and gave me a map of Tokyo’s metro and …
Japan: a Revelation
Of course I’ve been aware for most of my life of the obvious and iconic examples of Japanese culture: sumo, …
The Journey to Tokyo
26 April. I’m at the airport in Vancouver waiting for my flight to Tokyo. Alone. It’s been such a rollercoaster …
All Creatures Great and Small: wildlife around the world. Part 2
As I looked through my files for my favourite wildlife photos it became obvious that there would be far too …
Hiding in Plain Sight: a restaurant and radical art in Havana
26-28 February 2017. At the 1993 Havana Film Festival a film called Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate) won many …
Riding the rails and trekking the trails: day trips from Trinidad, Cuba
22-25 February 2017. About twelve kilometres east of the town of Trinidad there are three long interconnected valleys. They are …
The Enigma of Pain: a journey towards healing
Those of you who have been following the blog for a while know that I’ve been in pain for some …
