Japan Trip 2019, Day 5: Wakayama, here we come

I hope to make this a shorter post as it’s been mostly a day on the move. However, it does give me an opportunity to make a few more observations. If they bore you, just skip down to Wakayama Castle and Food for the holiday stuff! The first observation concerns climate change and the environment. … Read more

Japan Trip 2019, Day 4: The weather is a comin’ in

Some observations It’s time to comment on the technical challenges involved in – not to be too coy about it – toileting and abluting. You do need your wits about you. For example, with the fancy Japanese toilets, there are options. Some automatically flush and some don’t (and if they don’t where is the flush … Read more

Japan Trip 2019, Day 3: Onions

Yesterday, I mentioned having the local delicacy, hamo (an eel), but Awaji’s real pièce de resistance food-wise is, in fact, the humble onion. Consequently, we saw and ate quite a few onions today, as you will see … A bit about Awajijima I have been saying Awaji, but I really should be saying Awaji Island … Read more