Shanghai
At the start of July I flew to Osaka. I had a great time catching up with lots of friends. I visited a few of my favorite places in Osaka (Spa World, izakayas, and okonomiyaki and yakiniku restaurants) and also went for a swim in Lake Biwa near Kyoto. Then I took the ferry from [...]
Posted by Aidan under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink | No Comments »Where’s the Remotest Place on Earth?
New Scientist magazine reported on a study of remote areas. It’s official, the world’s most remote place is on the Tibetan plateau (34.7°N, 85.7°E). From here, says Andy Nelson, a former researcher at the European Commission, it is a three-week trip to the cities of Lhasa or Korla – one day by car and [...]
Posted by Aidan under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink | No Comments »Bolivian Ninja School
In 2004 I stayed in La Paz in Bolivia. I was working for a newspaper and I went and interviewed some of the instructors at a ninja school. All of the instructors and students were Bolivian, but the chief instructor had lived in Japan and gone to a ninja school there. The students were interested [...]
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