A Week in Tokyo Part 6 – Ueno & Akihabara
Getting Lost in Haruki Murakami’s ‘Town of Cats’
Book reviews are not usually my thing, but having recently finished Haruki Murakami’s epic three-volume…
Return to Wuhan
Electric Akihabara & Tokyo Transport
Tokyo’s transportation network is as staggeringly efficient as it is complex. I don’t think I ever…
Riding Shanghai Maglev
I was in Shanghai last weekend for the tail end of a business trip…
People Mountain, People Sea
London -> Tokyo by Train
Sometimes you come across an idea that is so mad that it might just…
Hello to Tomorrow
Photo by Noel Broda Eurostar, the high-speed train which runs under the English Channel…
Korea Train eXpress (KTX)
Public transport in South Korea is second to none that I’ve seen before, certainly…
British Ingenuity (or lack of)
Why is it that the Japanese have had bullet trains (Shinkansen) for decades which…
Switzerland
After my week-long hiatus to sunny Switzerland, I’m back! First off a word about…