I recently re-read some of Paul Theroux's travel narratives in preparation for the travel writing course I ran, and picked out what I considered a "beautiful" passage about his journey on the Trans-Siberian: The experience of the Trans-Siberian Express is both monotony and monkish beauty: all day …
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Kansai versus Kanto, or why there’s more to Japan than Tokyo (and why I think Osaka rules!)
This week I heard from two entirely separate people that they're heading off soon for a Japanese holiday, but both of them were destined for Tokyo and not sure if they'd go far beyond it. Of course you will, I cried! You're missing the best parts otherwise! And so I was prompted to write this …
Digital scrapbooking and recalling Japan a decade on
I'm a bit of a hoarder. (My mother will read this. She'll say I'm not just a bit of a hoarder ...)In any case, I'm entirely too sentimental and I hate to throw anything away that reminds me of some fun or interesting thing that happened to me in the past. Of course, when it's travel-related it …