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Welcome to my little corner of the interweb - a place of refuge from a house full of Japanese women and the problems of modern life; a place where spleens can be vented, mysteries explored, wrongs righted and funny bones tickled.

Your humble scribe

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.

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Blogs of note

  • Carrot Quinn - dispatches from the wild
    October 2026 Utah Guided Backpacking Trips! - Learn to make a cross-country route in caltopo. Navigate remote canyons, scramble on slickrock, hike in streams. Follow use trails and sleep on warm sand u...
    1 month ago
  • Hiking in Japan
    Mt Hiura (日浦岳) - Extra details: The mountain is easily accessible from Hiroshima station (take a train to Kaitaichi station and hike from there) and can be combined with ot...
    4 months ago
  • Japan Explained FASAQ
    Why do Japanese words not start with p? - 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 years ago
  • Ridgeline Images
    Japan Hiking Field Guide - A New Pocket Reference for the Trail I’ll preface this by saying this is one of the projects on the blog I’m happiest with. Pulling all of this informati...
    1 week ago
  • The Art of Manliness
    The Louis L’Amour Workout - I’ve always been interested in how famous men worked out. We’ve broken down Steve McQueen’s routine and Bruce Lee’s training here on AoM before, and ever...
    12 hours ago
  • The Tracks Of My Beers | Keith and Jamie’s Grand Tube Challenge – with Beer.
    The End of the Road. Er, Track. Or Maybe Barrel. - 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...
    12 years ago

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