Category Archives: Travel

Rome

Posted on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 by Peter

I went to Rome to watch the rugby last weekend. There’s only so much one can see in two days, especially working around the rugby, but we got quite a bit of sight-seeing in. I’d like to go back to … Continue reading →

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Osaka Castle

Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 by Peter

Osaka is only about half an hour from Kyoto by train, so we decided to spend today there and visit Osaka Castle. It was first built in the late 1500′s, and even though it has been rebuilt and restored a … Continue reading →

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Pictures of Kyoto

Posted on Monday, April 6, 2009 by Peter

I went for a walk around Kyoto today and visited Nijo Castle and Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion). I took some pictures.

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High-Speed Train to Kyoto

Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2009 by Peter

I’m lucky enough that I’ve never been subjected to the UK rail network for more than a couple of hours, but still, I try to avoid it where possible! The Japanese rail network is totally different! It’s spotlessly clean (even … Continue reading →

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Wandering around Akihabara

Posted on Saturday, April 4, 2009 by Peter

Akihabara is Tokyo’s “Electric Town”, and as a self-confessed electronics geek, this is somewhere I wanted to spend a good bit of time. Akihabara is the sort of place that could easily take up an entire day. I wandered around … Continue reading →

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Watching ASIMO

Posted on Thursday, April 2, 2009 by Peter

Today we went to Miraikan (Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) and were just in time to see ASIMO come out of his* cupboard and run around for a bit! ASIMO was only out for about 15 minutes, … Continue reading →

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Diving at the Yongala Shipwreck

Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 by Peter

One of the reasons I wanted to do an advanced diving course at Magnetic Island was that it includes a day-trip to the site of the wreck of the SS Yongala, supposedly one of the best dive sites in the … Continue reading →

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Leaving Australia, Heading to Japan, Free WiFi

Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 by Peter

I’m currently sitting in the airport at Cairns waiting on my flight to Tokyo. I’ve still got about an hour before boarding, but that’s alright, there’s free wireless here! It’s a little strange to be leaving the country I’ve been … Continue reading →

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The Forts Walk

Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 by Peter

During the Second World War, Townsville was an important base for supply ships and troops. In order to defend it from the Japanese fleet, two huge gun emplacements were created on Magnetic Island along with the command and signals buildings … Continue reading →

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Leaving Sydney

Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 by Peter

I’ve been in Sydney since returning from New Zealand. To be honest, apart from catching up with some of the people I met in New Zealand, I haven’t been doing very much and it feels like I’m just killing time … Continue reading →

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