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Sysadmin, developer, web dude in a science research organisation. WordPress, Japan, planes, trains, Arduino, Raspberry Pi/Pico, puns, dad jokes, etc

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  • First steps north: Sydney to Cairns to Osaka

    I wake up minutes before the alarm sounds at 4.30 AM. We rush to get ready and repack our bags, then head out into the waking dawn light. Last time it was winter and dark. This morning they are pale orange and clear of heavy cloud. It gives me confidence for the flight. The walk…

  • First steps north: Sydney to Cairns to Osaka

    I wake up minutes before the alarm sounds at 4.30 AM. We rush to get ready and repack our bags, then head out into the waking dawn light. Last time it was winter and dark. This morning they are pale orange and clear of heavy cloud. It gives me confidence for the flight. The walk…

  • Shiny night

    The rain falls as airport operations come gradually towards a close for the night.

  • Asado

    An Argentinian dinner of grilled lamb and pork for dinner tonight at the hotel restaurant. Really tasty, but even the small serve threatened to overwhelm a stomach still uncertain with antibiotics.

  • Kita: The journey begins

    Overlooking the airport at the Stamford hotel, the first step in our journey north. This journey is on honour of our dog, Kita. Half Japanese Spitz, half Finnish Lapphund. So we are off to Scandinavia via Japan. Early morning departure tomorrow, hence the hotel. There are great views of the airport and the evening storm…

  • Kita: A first night

    His little legs scrambled desperately to escape the leash and run back to his owners, who had no choice but to turn their backs and farewell their beloved pet. And so it was with more than a touch of sadness that a journey in the dog’s honour began, though he could not himself follow, trapped…

  • 2018: The year in travel

    I calculated that I flew around 33,000 kilometres in 2018. That sounds like a lot, but it’s not even the circumference of the Earth. We began the year with flights down to Launceston in Tasmania, our first visit to that airport. It was also our first time along the West Coast, losing ourselves in mazes,…

  • To Melbourne on the XPT sleeper

    Excited by the prospect of reliving the experience of seeing my very first movie and hearing the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform it I bought tickets to The Empire Strikes Back in Concert in Melbourne back in February. Then I did nothing about actually getting there. Much as I love Melbourne, due to family commitments I…

  • Campbelltown change

    Had a surprisingly good sleep on the train. Woke a few times, once to see the Moon set and the stars appear in their brilliance. Disappointed that no meteors were to be seen. Such a nice day that I could have flown, but would not have reached here so early. Need that change at Revesby…

  • Boarding the XPT home

    Time to head back to Sydney. Lower bunk is booked, hopefully no argument.