Don’t get excited. It’s just a diary of my travels around Asia.

  • An early morning walk around central Seoul

    An early morning walk around central Seoul

    Lying wide awake at 5:00 a.m. in my bed at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, I couldn’t help to think that jet lag is one of my least favorite things. Right up there with stubbed toes and stale bread. I eventually rolled out of bed at 6:30, and replied to several business related messages. By…

  • An afternoon walking around central Taipei

    An afternoon walking around central Taipei

    With a checkout time of 12:00 p.m. at the Madison Taipei Hotel, I used the morning to catch up on a bit of work stuff (mostly writing) in the room. At that point, I had 3 hours to kill before I could check into my next hotel (The Shangri-La far Eastern). Aimlessly walking around the…

  • A pleasant afternoon and evening walk around Hiroshima

    A pleasant afternoon and evening walk around Hiroshima

    We had a plan for the afternoon. First it was going to be lunch at the department store, followed by some shopping. After that, it was off to spend the evening with friends. Southern Japan in July can be brutally hot. We lucked out with a bit of rain which helped to cool things down.…