Culture Shock: From Tokyo to Bangkok

Culture Shock: From Tokyo to Bangkok

When most travellers talk about culture shock they refer to it in the sense of the feeling they get when they leave home and travel to a new far flung destination. Or also in the sense of ‘reverse’ culture shock when they return home after a period of travelling and...
He’s Got A Gun! Move! Now!

He’s Got A Gun! Move! Now!

We were sat in a lovely city centre park in the sleepy, peaceful city of Fukuoka in Japan just enjoying a beer and doing some people watching. We’d been watching this dude for an hour or so on and off running around the park, jumping off rocks and pretending to...
15 Ways To Fit In Like A Local In China

15 Ways To Fit In Like A Local In China

Okay maybe that title is a little ambitious because owing to my appearance I’ll never fit in like a local. Neither will J. Between my heavily freckled skin and his beard people just don’t know who to stare at first most of the time. However, I can give you...