When I first set out on my first independent trip, last century in 1999, I had seven months of travel ahead of me and I wanted to remember what I had done and where I had been. Simplest way? Write a travel diary! So I bought a nice big black hard cover book with lines …
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Train Journeys – Cotonou to Parakou, Benin
Howdy all! I thought I’d start a new series of weekly articles today (aiming for every Thursday) about some of the train journeys I have taken. I have to confess to not having taken all the world’s greatest train journeys – for example I haven’t done the trans-Siberian or the Orient Express, but I thought …
Sunday Spotlight: Shanghai
If there was one city in China I was keen to visit before I went there, it was Shanghai. Why? Perhaps it seemed the most romantic of China’s cities? The most forward-thinking even back before China opened itself up to tourism, full of shiny skyscrapers and technology. Ripped off technology, sure, but technology none-the-less. I …
Asian English Signs
I thought I'd have a little fun today and show you some of the more interesting signs that I've seen in Japan. Remembering that English is not the first language in Japan, or indeed China (I've included a few from there from my 2011 visit) it seems obvious that 'Google Translate' is used a little …
World Journeys Podcast Episode Five – with Kamillah Harris
It is with great pleasure that I present this week’s podcast. It’s been slow to start but I feel this and next week’s episodes are the best so far. Today’s podcast features Kamillah Harris. I recorded it two weeks back on a beautiful sunny day in Yoyogi Park, Harajuku, Tokyo. Kamillah is from Jamaica and …
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A Day at Fuji-san (Part One)
For those who have followed this blog for a while – I mean back in its earlier form on blogger as well as here on Word Press, you will know that there is a bane in my life – that is Mount Fuji. No, we are not bitter enemies or anything, I haven’t been attacked …
Sunday Spotlight – Kribi (Cameroon)
You may never have heard of Kribi, it’s a small seaside town in Cameroon, a few hours south of Douala. But let me tell you, when it came to my trip in 2011 I came to Cameroon pretty exhausted from Central Asia, a quick day and a half in London and then a long flight …
Golden Week and Chinatown in Yokohama
For those familiar with Japan, you’ll know about Golden Week. It’s the time the whole country is on holiday. As much as that’s possible as most places remain open and the hospitality is run off its feet. It began on Sunday here, and well it finished today. So it’s not much of a week really, …
Hoa Lo Prison, Vietnam, and Propaganda
Hi folks. I have been trying to limit myself to five posts a week. I know that soon I will be back in full time work and the time I have spent on the blog of late will be greatly diminished, and even with the free time I have right now, I struggle to keep …
Trains and Concept Cars Yokohama
Folks, if you’re a bit of a transport fan like me, then you’ll find a few things in Yokohama to interest you. Whilst the wonders of Hakone allow you to take various modes of transport about the place, in Yokohama I discovered a museum of model trains and the Nissan showroom which made for a …
Andy Roams 