Wadi Rum was a place with a cool name when I first started looking at what to do in Jordan. It looked like there were some cool places to stay if you are into tents, but I decided on a…
Aqaba: Red Sea Diving
My first day in Jordan was pretty cruisy. I’d arrived too late to do anything pre-booked, so I walked the streets and went for a swim. It’s always weird in this part of the world that you can be in…
Japanese Food
Japanese food has quickly become one of my favourite cuisines. Everything from a simple Bento Box to a Rainbow Cheese Hot Dog to Panda dumplings – I don’t think I found a dish that I didn’t like. The highlights of…
I left my hypercolour t-shirt back in 1988
The Robot Restaurant in Tokyo: sounds super awesome because robots are awesome and Japanese food is awesome and when you put them together it is a level of awesome not seen anywhere but the red light district of Tokyo. But…
Rugby World Cup 2019
10 months ago, some friends and I won a ballot for tickets to the Rugby World Cup in Tokyo. We had a great idea that we could skip the pool games and watch the finals because the Wallabies are so…
The Rules of Japan
Japan has lots of rules and the Japanese love following them. Everywhere you go, rules are displayed so that the locals know what they are supposed to be doing. For example: Usually quite an obvious task – but obviously not…
Kyoto Art Classes
I’ve never been good at art, so when I was asked if I wanted to spend a day drawing temples around Kyoto, I couldn’t think of anything better to improve my pencil skills and what better way to visit Kyoto’s…
Life’s Great Mystery
The Rugby World Cup is on in Japan this year and I got tickets. After an early start, the kind people at QANTAS and JAL dropped me off in Tokyo. It was a short stint – just an overnight stay…
Slow Start
My flight to Singapore was delayed due to a broken windscreen wiper. It probably mattered a couple of hours ago when it was raining. Looks like they did a good job of fixing it.
Ole Ole Ole
It’s been a while since I did this. Let’s see what happens at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Dan and I are going to encourage the Socceroos to win – they are overwhelming favourites, so it should just be a…