I’m not a fan of contemporary art. In fact, if I were to speak plainly on the matter, I’d risk… READ MORE
I’ve taken high-speed rail services countless times in Japan, but not (until recently) in Korea, even though I holiday there… READ MORE
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Suwon isn’t all that far from Seoul, but I was happy to try one of Korea’s long-haul tourist rail services… READ MORE
When it comes to Japan, my main areas of interest are castles and trains – and no visit is ever… READ MORE
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I write about flights and interesting rail journeys from time to time, but I don’t normally give airports or ordinary… READ MORE
Getting there is half the fun, or so the adage goes – and this very often rings true for a… READ MORE
It takes an enormous fleet of trains to serve JR-West‘s sprawling territory, and one stands a good chance of encountering… READ MORE
In the summer of 2015, I set off on the longest continuous land journey I’d ever undertaken in my life,… READ MORE
Diego travels to a major transportation museum just north of Tōkyō, where the exhibits are bound to leave train enthusiasts… READ MORE
On a wet July day in Tōkyō (just a sliver over a year ago now), I decided to escape the… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby