Tag: asia

  • Singapore – 2019 – Gardens by the Bay

    Singapore – 2019 – Gardens by the Bay

    The good thing about the Singapore Grand Prix being run in the evening is that there is no rush to get up and head out first thing in the morning. The most urgent thing before lunch is making sure you get to the hotel breakfast before they stop serving. It also means when you do…

  • Singapore Grand Prix – 2019

    Singapore Grand Prix – 2019

    Part I The last time I was in Singapore was just a few months ago, after my 6 weeks in Europe. I had planned to do a few things in Singapore on the way through back to Australia but I ended up spending most of the time in my hotel room after eating a dodgy…

  • China – Part 1 – Food and shopping

    China – Part 1 – Food and shopping

    I studied Chinese in high school, all the way to year 12, though I barely remember any now. I’ve eaten with chopsticks since I was a kid. I just remember chopsticks being in the cutlery drawer with everything else, like the little cake forks you use to eat cake. They’ve always just been there. I’ve…

  • Looking for Mount Fuji

    Looking for Mount Fuji

    … and Confusing Americans When planning our trip one attraction we did want to see was Mount Fuji. We read up on the best places to go and visit, I checked with a friend from work, and it definitely sounded like the best idea was to go to somewhere where we could see Mount Fuji,…

  • Nikko Tลshล-gลซ

    Nikko Tลshล-gลซ

    There were two day trips we planned to do from Tokyo while we were there. One to see Mt Fuji (but not go to Mt Fuji) and one to the north to Nikko National park. We thought that we should be able to do the Mt Fuji trip ourselves on the trains, but the Nikko…