Earlier in the year I read the Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanazaki. I’m a big fan of his work. The Makioka Sisters follows the fortunes of four sisters from a …
A Return To Kongo-san
Or: Getting lost up a Japanese mountain.
Did I mention that Japanese maps aren’t the best int he world? A while back I decided to climb Mount Kongo using one …
Hoshino Buranko
One of the natural sights I’d wanted to see was Hoshino Buranko. It’s a pedestrian suspension bridge across a picturesque valley. It’s actually a bit random really. I’d heard about …
Mount Katsuragi
Having purchased a map of the area and keen to do a little more hiking I decided to hike up Mount Katsuragi (the next mountain across from Mount Kongo). I …
A Trip Up Mount Kongo
I went on a walking trip up Mount Kongo. Mount Kongo is the highest peak in Osaka (although I think that technically it’s peak might lie in neighbouring Nara).
Following …
WHW – Kinlochlevel to Fort William (15 miles)
By the sixth night I was starting to get the hang of camping and had slept well. The view in the morning was good too. There were actually two deer …
WHW – Tyndrum to Glencoe (17 miles)
I didn’t sleep very well at Tyndrum. The camp site was poorly set out. “Hiker huts” were set right next to the camping pitches with picnic tables between them. Sadly …
WHW – Glencoe to Kinlochleven (10.5 miles)
One of the things I find about toilets is that if I walk into a gents and there are no urinals, I immediately think I might have walked into the …
WHW – Inverarnan to Tyndrum (12 miles)
As the previous day was quite long and tiring I had a bit of a lie in. Sadly the camp shop didn’t have any porridge (in Scotland!) so I had …
WHW – Sallochy to Inverarnan (16 miles)
It had rained overnight so I had to pack up a wet tent (this was a common occurrence). This day’s section of the guidebook started from Rowardennan which is 2.5 …
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