Long-Distance Hiking Gear Guide
Below is listed almost everything I carried on my 7-day hike of the Omine…
Filed underwalking
Ise-ji Day 7: Kumano City to Shingu
And so loomed the final day of our trek down the east coast of…
Ise-ji Day 6: Kata to Kumano City
Sometimes in life when all you want is a slice of toast and a…
Ise-ji Day 5: Owase to Kata
It’s worth pointing out that by now we were both exhausted from four continuous…
Ise-ji Day 2: Noasobimura to Ise-Kashiwazaki
After a somewhat restless night in the tent, instead of retracing our steps back…
Shanghai Snapshots
It’s funny how a place can grow on you. Back when I first visited Shanghai…
Waiheke Island Coastal Walk
On our first full day in Auckland last December we decided to take a…
Hello 2019
It’s been a while since I posted any non-travel news so I thought it…
Day 49: Return to Ryōzen-ji
I’d like to say I slept soundly last night in preparation for the final…
Day 48: Ōkubo-ji
Dark clouds hung from the sky as I set out to conquer the final…
Day 47: The Final Countdown
With anticipation of the end building, I didn’t get a lot of sleep last…
Day 46: Takamatsu
After a sound nights sleep at Goshikidai hut I woke with the sunrise to…