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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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  • Booking Asia

    The flights are booked, so are the hotels (mostly). Leave from work has been approved. Alex is busy telling everybody that he is going on holidays in two months; our lives have become a countdown to the next trip again. This was to be an adventure on low cost airlines. It still is, though the…

  • Twelve months of travel in 2012

    Twelve of my best photos showing my travels each month of the 2012. January: A sunset at home February: Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in Melbourne March: Sydney to Canberra April: Rowing in the Royal National Park, Sydney May: Flying back to Canberra past Lake George June: Up Mt Daisetsuzen, Hokkaido, Japan July: Marina Bay Gardens,…

  • Between two homes

    Thank heavens for mobile phone boarding passes! The connection from the bus ride back from Bell City to Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport was tight and I raced through security and down to the gate as quick as I could, making it well prior to boarding. Virgin Australia’s home in Terminal 3 was in a sorry state,…

  • Bell City

    No, I didn’t go down to Melbourne for a Mike Oldfield performance or a tour of the many churches. I was there for a work conference held at the Bell City complex, once a hospital, now a collection of hotel rooms and serviced apartments. I have previously waxed lyrical over the “isolated hotel”, that accommodation…

  • A Virgin to Melbourne

    I’m not a Melbourne virgin, but I did catch one to get here. In fact as soon as I arrived at the airport I felt like I was home once more. What is it about the city of my birth that brings me such comfort? Reflected in the mirror in front of me is a…

  • Give it a year

    A year ago we had just arrived back from our tenth anniversary trip to Europe via Malaysia. Sometimes I think it can take a year or more to properly appreciate a trip, time discarding those memories of jetlag and weary feet, the race to stick a schedule and keep everyone happy and highlighting all those…

  • Tokyo to Sydney

    Once I’m on the NEX I can relax, pull down the tray table and eat some of the snacks as we smoothly say goodbye to Tokyo. I note the new very tall Skytree tower, standing proudly in the clear air. As we race along I listen to music and reflect on this trip, short as…

  • Poppo Town

    Last day in Japan and I have much to do. I wake early, feeling very refreshed despite the interruption, and pack my belongings. There is no free breakfast in the hotel. I hope to find some small cafe outside selling a breakfast of thick Japanese toast, some salad and hot chocolate and tea. Unfortunately, everywhere…

  • Hirosaki to Takasaki: Go west young man!

    I wake early, my body still on Sydney daylight savings time two hours earlier than Japan’s. Struggle to get my photos downloaded and uploaded and go down for the free breakfast. It’s a basic Japanese breakfast, miso soup, onigiri (flavoured rice cakes), fish, salad, but it does the trick. It is a pity that I…

  • Narita to Hirosaki by the middle way

    Once out of immigration I go straight down the escalators to the JR East office. There I purchase a five day JR East pass, allowing me travel on trains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions. Unlike a full JR Pass, these can be bought in Japan. There were so many options on the trip, so…