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February 2009 - Posts

Going, going, gone west in Auckland - just for fun!

One day, by accident, I found myself going west. I was in Auckland with a rental car on my hands and time to spare. I’d been at the city’s excellent zoo, and I found myself by an on-ramp to a motorway, so up it I went. The motorway (the North-western...

Tokyo #2: Finding Fuji

On a grey day in Tokyo, it’s hard to believe that if the clouds rolled away you would (from some vantage points anyway) be able to see one of mankind’s most celebrated sights. Yes, Fujiy-san is surprisingly close to the city, and if you’re pinched for...
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Tokyo #1: Make a date with culture

It would be a shame (some say crime) to visit Japan and not experience one of the country’s innumerable festivals. Tokyo is as good a place as any, and you’ll find something happening there literally every month of the year. So, get out your diaries and...

The spirit of Australia

Hi guys. What can you say at a time like this? Like everyone else in the country, I’m thinking of those terrible happenings in Victoria and Queensland, and remembering happy times in both states. And, like everyone else, I’m wishing there was something...

The Clare Valley: let's call it a quantum leap

Can anyone tell me what a quantum leap actually is? No, I mean, really tell me, not loosely tell me. Please? Because I suspect I'm about to make one: from South-East Asia's Macau and Tokyo to South Australia's ever-lovely, ever-tranquil Clare Valley....
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