Behind Bars in Lvshun Prison
Thanks to Dalian’s proximity to Russia (in relative terms, anyway!) and its history which I won’t even claim to know anything about, there remains quite a lot of Soviet influence […]
Tag Archives: Japan
Travelling in Style: Business Class from Tokyo to Seoul
One thing I’ve always wanted to do is to travel long haul in style and having saved a fair bit of money during the last school year, I decided to […]
In Pictures: Tokyo
A picture is apparently worth a thousand words, so instead of writing a few thousand more words about my trip to Tokyo here are some of my favourite pictures from […]
Hotel Review: YOTELAIR London Gatwick
Over the past few years I’ve got into something of a habit of staying at airport hotels when I’ve got an early flight the following day. They’re far from the […]
Five Annoying Habits I Picked Up in Japan
After living in Tokyo for two years, it’s only natural that the city and its people started to rub off on me in some way or another. Whilst I love […]
A Sonic Mania Sayounara Party
It’s funny how things work out sometimes. Back when I arrived in Japan in 2015, one of the first things I did was go to Summer Sonic to see one […]
Saying Sayounara to Japan
After two years, plenty of laughs and more food and alcohol than I care to imagine, the time has come for me to leave Japan. It’s an idea that I’ve […]
200 Posts of Rambling Northerner!
It recently dawned on me that I’ve been writing this blog for quite a while now – just over four years in fact – since I left home for a […]
A Ton of Fun at the Tonofon Festival
With the exception of Summer Sonic when I first arrived in the country, music festivals in Japan are something that have largely passed me by. Working Saturdays doesn’t help as […]
My First…Basketball Game
One criticism of myself (although I’m hard pushed to find any if I’m being honest…) is that I’m a little bit too set in my ways with sports. Most will […]
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