Tsutsuki Beach, Iki Island

January 27th 2021
I may be slightly biased because that’s the island we called home for 13 months, but I think Kyushu is my favourite of Japan’s main islands. It doesn’t have the globally famous sights that people come from around the world to visit. There is no town as rich in temples, shrines and palaces as Kyoto, there is no mountain as picture-perfect as Fuji, and there is no city as big, as modern and as ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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When I started this blog in 2007, it was more of a highlights package of trips generally focusing on one place or aspect. My rule had been one blog per country unless I lived there, but I eventually realised that fewer blogs were appearing. Having got around quite a bit, I'm now revisiting many countries. It's getting trickier to get to completely new countries so I might break that rule on occasion. The PhD fortunately didn't curtail travelling with research in sub-Saharan Africa and India as well as the chance to attend conferences with a sneaky bit of travelling tacked on before or after th... full info

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