One of the things that is hard to forget when travelling in Japan is how much of the country was destroyed during the Second World War. There are constant reminders as you travel around some of the destinations popular with tourists. But when you get to Hiroshima you're dealing with something on a whole other level. On August 6 1945 at 815 am a US B-29 bomber, known as … [Read more...] about Hiroshima and Peace
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The Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji
I'm currently enjoying a few days in Japan prior to attending a business meeting. I'll be talking further about the trip in detail, but I wanted to highlight a couple of things that I've seen on my trip so far. Yesterday I was at "The Golden Pavilion" or "Kinkakuji". It's a Buddhist temple which sits beside a small lake on the outskirts of Kyoto. It's beautiful and the way … [Read more...] about The Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji
Heading to Japan for a Holiday
I'll be in Japan for the upcoming ICANN meeting, so I decided that I'd take advantage of that trip to have a holiday. I've never been to Japan and I've no idea when I'll get back there, so it seemed like a good idea. As with my trip to Peru last year I chose to use the guys at Jacada Travel to organise it for me. I contacted them about the trip months ago and finalised it … [Read more...] about Heading to Japan for a Holiday
2018 Travel Stats
I love visualising data, so the data I get out of App in the Air is great for me to play around with. 2018 was another busy year for me on the travel front and it's not over yet. I've still got a trip "down under" next weekend. I'm not sure what my final figure for 2018 will be, but my flights from Dublin to Melbourne via Paris and Shanghai might get me past the 200 … [Read more...] about 2018 Travel Stats
The Peruvian Adventure
Earlier this year I got to spend a fabulous week in Peru. While I definitely got to see and do a lot during my week in Peru there are still many many things that I could have done, so I'll definitely have to go back there at some point in the future. So why Peru? I was attending a work event in Panama, so I was already in Latin America. I just had to choose *where* in Latin … [Read more...] about The Peruvian Adventure