So if you recall, I was tracked to my finishing point by Ryosuke from the Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading newspapers. He stayed with me and showed me around […]

An Ode to Chari To my Chari, my friend, My wheels, my steed. I’d like to say thanks For your prowess and speed. You treated me kinder Than I could […]

Today was a little different. A man with a camera stood on the roof of his car and clicked at me as I rode up the coastal 106. Then, again […]

Everyone likes to know the numbers behind the bigger picture so each week I’ll give you a little run down. Total Distance: 3454km Total money raised: $2567 (thank you!) (25.67% […]

This stretch of coastline was exactly how I’d imagined it to be. A kind of sepia image of the past, everything tinted with fatigue and abandonment. The green of the […]

A clock somewhere tick tock tick tocks. The low rumble of a parked car’s engine makes the air quiver and a streetlight leaks through the window and makes a trident […]

If yesterday I was a little disappointed by Furano then today I was literally dancing on my bike through the fields of neighbouring Biei. Leaving the flat rice paddies of […]

Furano was one of the places that was circled on my map from the start. In Kyushu there was Aso and Beppu, in Honshu there was Sendai and Ogatsu and […]

So it seems I was wrong. I was so confident in my knowledge of Japanese seasons that I hardly noticed the day go by. But when I arrived at a […]

Ahh July 1st the official start of summer. Camp sites are open, swimming is permitted, you can climb Mt Fuji if you wish. BUT DONT YOU DARE TRY ANY OF […]