Osaka, Nara and Kyoto March 17th - 20th actually i was only joking about the punch up as i could not think of anything funny to end with. well the weather took a turn for the worst the day after and it absolutely lashed it down. just as well really as i had to book in for my hostels around japan and actually decide where and when i was going. went for some ace food called Okonomiyaki. the place did not speak any english, but i got the hostel to write it down ...

Osaka, the sniffer dog, and getting my balls squeezed. march 17th - 19th So here i am in Osaka airport, and i am waiting for my bag to come around the conveyer belt and i see this sniffer dog come out......oh before i forget, i had to give finger prints at immigration, that was all a bit George Orwell (everyone had to give fingerprints, i am not in trouble or anything). So anyway, out comes this sniffer dog with these two rock hard looking coppers, and i star...

Shanghai Nights March 12th - 17th As i left the train station and headed off to the subway, i started to get a bit worried by all the strange looks i was getting. It was a warm day, so i had shorts and flip flops on, much to the amusement of the locals who were dressed for winter. A huge difference from everywhere i have been so far, as i was the only western face all the way from the tube to the hostel, and hardly anyone understands english, or they are too e...

'Las Vegas with free food'. Macau 9-10 March Well don't worry about paying for food, nearly every shop is giving away free samples of pork jerky, almond biscuits, peanut candy etc etc. all you have to do is walk from the Largo square up to the museum and you are feeling sick from all the freebies. that is, if like me you eat them all. they do a hot egg custard tart here which is to die for, and the biscuits and nut brittle is the best i have ever tasted, my ...

Hong Kong - Don't worry mother March 3rd - 8Th No LitterNo YobbosNo HoodiesNo graffiti... Looked around for a better place to stay but everything was much more expensive, so realising the reality of my finances, i decided to stay, but paid an extra couple of quid for a double bed (well not really a bed, more a slab of concrete) and a window. Well you have seen the pictures by now. The fact that this is such a crazy place is actually quite fun. It looks seedy ...