Kamikōchi to Mt. Hotakadake
Kitadake: Japan’s Second Highest Peak
While there are…
Kagurazaka Awa Odori 2017
It’s summer festival season again here in Tokyo and for the second year in…
Scorching Shanghai
With temperatures approaching 40°C, Shanghai is probably not the best city to visit during…
Japan Alps Art Festival
In June this ye…
The Mysterious Restaurant of Tabegami Sama
Earlier in the …
Beijing Retrospective: 10 Years Later
2007 I landed in Beijing on January 29th, 2007 on my first trip to…
Traversing Jiankou Great Wall
Almost exactly 10 years after I first arrived in Beijing in 2007 I found myself…
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
While all the famous museums in Paris were great, the highlight of my recent…
Moments de Paris
I’ve had few opportunities to return to Europe, since moving to East Asia over…
Mt. Kumotori Snow Hike
In recent years I’ve discovered the joys of hiking in Japan, where all levels…
Hanoi Photo Walk – Part 3
Rising early on our third day in Hanoi, we walked west towards Đống Đa…