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The walking fool: Day 6: Utsunomiya - Imaichi
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Monday, 20 October 2014. Day 6: Utsunomiya - Imaichi. Distance covered: 27.2 km. Weather: Fine then cloudy then rain. Things got off to a bad start on day 6. As I queued for breakfast, the old man just ahead of me fumbled his tray and almost dropped it, spilling miso soup all over the floor. He was gutted, and I felt so sorry for him as he apologised to all and sundry. But worse was to come! Normal toast bread." As I feared, the pink swirls tasted of strawberry. Yuk! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The walking fool: July 2011
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Thursday, 28 July 2011. Order No. XXX-831-4257162061. 23 Jul 2011 (02:48:31). By (author) Haruki Murakami. Item status: Awaiting publication. Links to this post. Friday, 22 July 2011. The opening paragraph of the long-awaited English translation of Murakami Haruki's latest novel, 1Q84. On 25 October 2011). The taxi’s radio was tuned to a classical FM broadcast. Janáček’s. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Nakasendo Diary (2007). The Tokaido Diary (2009).
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The walking fool: Day 2: Minami-Koshigaya - Satte
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Thursday, 16 October 2014. Day 2: Minami-Koshigaya - Satte. Distance covered: 23.7km. Weather: Cloudy then fine then cloudy again. Breakfast at the otherwise unprepossessing Hotel Sun Oak was a delight: a beautifully presented tray of tasty Japanese fare (including a couple of meat dishes, which, being a pescatarian, I didn't touch), augmented in my case by a couple of slices of non-traditional toast and jam and a cup of coffee. Thankfully, there. Passing Sugito, I came across this. And a glass of beer),...
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The walking fool: Day 5: Oyama - Utsunomiya
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Sunday, 19 October 2014. Day 5: Oyama - Utsunomiya. Distance covered: 29.8km. Aware that today was going to be my longest day, I set off early (7.30 am) and at a fast pace, determined to knock off as much distance as possible while it was still relatively cool. I covered 5km in each of the first two hours, slightly less in the third. The scenery was noticeably more rural than yesterday, but once again I spent most of the time on the. Familiar - and busy - Route 4. To be in a relatively large. Wander arou...
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The walking fool: May 2011
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Thursday, 26 May 2011. Kunzru on Herzog and Haneke. In two separate pieces for the Guardian (one a couple of years old), one of my favourite novelists, Hari Kunzru, assesses the films of two of my favourite directors: Werner Herzog. Links to this post. Thursday, 19 May 2011. The night after seeing the near-naked runner on Curletts Road I dreamed I was running effortlessly over rolling fields of grass, and I was barefoot. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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The walking fool: August 2011
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Saturday, 27 August 2011. Jazz musician plays burning piano. Links to this post. Labels: how they suffer for their art. Tuesday, 2 August 2011. All my life I've dreamed of being the best in the world at something. Now I've done it! I have just been informed that this page. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Walked the Nakasendo in 2007 as part of the Kisokaido Project. Walked the Tokaido in May-June 2009. Walked the Koshu Kaido in September 2010. View my complete profile. DIARY OF A MADMAN.
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The walking fool: August 2014
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Sunday, 10 August 2014. I started thinking about walking the Nikko Kaido (labeled B in the graphic below) in October 2010, soon after returning to Christchurch from walking the Koshu Kaido. I had already walked the Nakasendo (in 2007) and the Tokaido (in 2009), and it had become my goal to walk the remaining two gokaido. The five "highways" connecting Tokyo with the provinces in the Edo period) over the next few years. Will I even make it to the starting line in Tokyo? Stay tuned for more! Go straight to...
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The walking fool: June 2011
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Monday, 27 June 2011. That was a great movie, by the way, except I didn't really understand the bit at the end where the Michael J. Fox character swaps his Bay-Rans for a loaf of bread. I mean Bay-Rans are worth a lot more than a loaf of bread. Even second hand ones. Maybe it was just to emphasise how much of a loser he was. He sure couldn't barter. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Nakasendo Diary (2007). Go straight to my diary of the Nakasendo walk.
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The walking fool: January 2012
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Monday, 30 January 2012. From the House of Travel website. Top 5 Things to do in Asia:. 8226; Barter at the local markets in Thailand for a great bargain. Personally I found I got better bargains if I paid for things with actual money. Links to this post. Friday, 6 January 2012. Think about it, though," Leonard was saying to the girl, "Think about it from the point of view of the fly.". OK, I'm a fly," the girl said with a throaty laugh. Noticing Madeleine, the girl told Leonard, "Just a sec.". Bettie Pa...
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The walking fool: April 2011
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Tuesday, 19 April 2011. By any other name. Excerpt from a letter to the editor published in this morning's edition of The Press. Complaining about student behaviour in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake (emphasis added). Not only were the students running down the middle of Ilam Rd against traffic, some decided to pick up and throw the orange road safety witches' hats. Down the road, while many strolled over the road, en masse, through traffic, making drivers stop. Links to this post. About the Naga...
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