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21 Sep 2026 8 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.08
When Is Winter in Northern Japan Winter in Japan offers many memorable experiences, especially when you undertake a journey to Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, encompassing Aomori, Akira, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, and Fukushima. Referred to collectivel...
6 Sep 2026 2 minute read 0 comments rah $0.09
Yesterday, I had a very near miss that almost ended with me being hit by a car. It was 100% my fault, but I think it is worth looking out because it is something we can learn from - other than the obvious fact that it is unwise for pedestrians to dan...
3 Sep 2026 3 minute read 0 comments rah $0.07
This post, almost didn't make it and thus would have come to an end my daily posting streak that as of last night stood at 171 for today was a travelling day and I am sharing because it just shows how an act of kindness can make somebody's Day. I got...
20 Aug 2026 3 minute read 0 comments rah $0.06
Having returned from the Baltic Coast yesterday and not posted about my holiday I thought I would take a slightly sideways view on the experience and talk less about the kids and buckets and spades and sandcastles. All of this, nice as it is, is all...
18 Aug 2026 7 minute read 0 comments rah $0.25
The way I left things yesterday I had a plan. To summarise: - It was now Wednesday evening and I had only eight more days before I was due to fly from Rinas Airport, just outside the Albanian capital. I had expected a lift the previous Saturday or S...
16 Aug 2026 3 minute read 0 comments rah $0.17
In this concluding part (for now) I am going to explain to you my final Kosovo adventure that took place way back in later 2001. The journey there had been so incredible that I had to break it down into three parts; and I am sure I missed some bits o...
15 Aug 2026 5 minute read 0 comments rah $0.11
After the night in the truly dreadful Brahm's Hotel in Skopje (read yesterday's post), the five of us were ready to embark on the final part of our journey. Having been told that we wouldn't be able to leave Skopje and that the border was closed beca...
14 Aug 2026 4 minute read 1 comment rah $0.07
Yesterday I shared about how, after leaving Albania, we had entered Macedonia on our way to Kosovo and arrived in Tetovo just about exactly when a Macedonian counter offensive began. I then described how we, that being George, two Americans (whose na...
24 Jul 2026 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted $0.06
I know a lot of people love to hate Ryanair but the low-cost carrier pioneered a way of travelling that made it possible for millions of people to travel cheaply. For my parents' generation - we don't have to go that far in the past - a weekend geta...
24 Jul 2026 1 minute read 0 comments rah $0.14
A few weeks ago I marked my 100th consecutive day of posting without a pause, and yes I know PVM you go back a few years without missing a day and have my total admiration for that! However, I am going on holiday very soon and in all likelihood my d...
