JookVietnam, Cambodia & ThailandThese posts have mainly be to ensure I don’t forget the main things that happened while I was away. My time in these three countries was…Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
JookJapan Part III: Tokyo, Snow Monkeys, Ghibli, Robots, Karaoke and Chewy Long PotatoI first became aware of Japanese ‘snow monkeys’ when watching seminal non-narrative documentary film Baraka.Apr 10, 2021Apr 10, 2021
JookJAPAN: Deer in Nara, Hogwarts in Osaka and Geisha in KyotoHeading east from Hiroshima and buoyed by my new-found ability to walk, I was ready to experience Kyoto to its fullest. And aside from…Mar 6, 2018Mar 6, 2018
JookJAPAN: Wheelchairs, deer and misery in Hiroshima and MiyajimaWith China, North Korea and South Korea done, it was time to visit the country that I’d spent years dreaming about: Japan. Unfortunately…Apr 7, 2017Apr 7, 2017
JookSOUTH KOREA: Sweet Pringles, Gangnam, K-Pop and Protests in Seoul, Daegu and Busan.South Korea. It’s mainly cute teddy bears. I don’t think I went more than five minutes without seeing one.Apr 2, 2017Apr 2, 2017
JookCHINA: Marriage Markets, Rylan and Replica English Towns in ShanghaiAtlas Obscura is always the first website that I fire up before visiting somewhere new. History, landmarks, tourist attractions, nightlife…Jan 17, 2017Jan 17, 2017
JookSacking it off (Travel in Beijing & Xi’an, China)For reasons that are too boring and/or introspective, I recently made the decision to sack everything off and go travelling for a bit. I’ve…Jan 9, 2017Jan 9, 2017
JookChristmas in North KoreaHello. I visited North Korea (or the DPRK — Democratic People’s Republic of Korea- as they prefer to call it) and I thought I’d write…Jan 3, 20174Jan 3, 20174
