Friday Night Derby Action at San Mames
Despite living within half an hour of Bilbao for over a year and being a huge football fan, watching an Athletic Bilbao game at the wonderful San Mames stadium was […]
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Can They Do It on a Cold Sunday Night in Eibar?
One of the best things about living in Durango, minus the cheap beer and excellent pintxos, is it’s proximity to so much local football. In addition to the local football […]
A ‘Tour’ of the San Siro
With a day to spare after the Italian Grand Prix we took the opportunity to explore the city a little more. Truth be told Milan seems to lack the appeal […]
Golazzzzzo: Serie A Action in Florence!
I could go on and repeat the same stuff most people write when they go to Florence. Of course there’s plenty to see and do in the beautiful city. There’s […]
In Pictures: Kofu
A picture is apparently worth a thousand words, so instead of writing a few thousand more words about my time in Kofu here are some of my favourite pictures from the trip!
Tokyo Awaydays: Ventforet Kofu vs Albirex Niigata
They say Sunday is the day of rest and having only arrived back from Venice on the Thursday (and going straight back to work for two days on the Friday!) […]
Tokyo Awaydays: Mito Hollyhock vs Shonan Bellmare
I feel like I start many of my posts bemoaning the fact that the weekend just isn’t long enough to actually be productive when you’re in a country that isn’t […]
Tokyo Awaydays: Two Games in One Day
Is it just me, or does the title of this post sound like that of a dodgy porno movie? What? Just me? In that case, moving swiftly on… With the […]
A Nine Goal ‘Thriller’ at Ajinomoto Stadium
I’ve spoken at length in the past about how working weekends is really not conducive to taking in sport in Japan. Sadly, in the (almost) seven months I’ve lived here […]
Five First World Backpacker Problems
I’ve spent the last few days feeling pretty ropey with what I call ‘travel fatigue’. Since James arrived at the end of September, our days have been pretty hectic. If […]
