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A mild-mannered,if occasionally grumpy English middle-aged beer lover with a passion for Japan, martial arts, travel and a whole load of other things.
April 2026 Utah Guided Backpacking Trips!
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Navigate remote canyons and sleep on warm sand under the moon with a group
of other women, trans and non-binary people. Learn to make cross-country
routes ...
Tozan Book Review
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Did you know that a dollar bill weighs about 100 grams? And if you have a
stack of 700 one-dollar bills in your hand that they would still weigh less
than ...
Why do Japanese words not start with p?
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I hadn’t even noticed this until a commenter pointed out that the name
“Pokemon” must be based on borrowed words (namely “pocket” and “monster”)
because al...
10 Reasons to Start Hiking Early in Japan
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Why Early Starts Became My New Normal After years of hiking in Japan,
several of my “ways” have changed: I now tend to hike solo, rely on public
transpor...
Odds & Ends: September 5, 2025
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Two Years After Cormac McCarthy’s Death, Rare Access to His Personal
Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth by Richard Grant. If you’ve been
following A...
The End of the Road. Er, Track. Or Maybe Barrel.
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Day 14 ½ (3rd October 2009) The Hog in the Pound (Bond Street) 5 x ½
Kronenbourg 1664, 2 x ½ Adnams Broadside £15.10 Our next stop was The Hog
in the Pound...
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