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I generally started my day in Sendai with a trip...

The next city I visited was Sendai after a ride...

For my stay in Sapporo I’d chosen the Mercure in...

On my last morning in Sapporo I walked upto the...

I’d headed back to the Susukino area looking for lunch...

What can be better that mixing a museum visit with...

One of the specialities of Sapporo is Genghis Khan which...

It was a mid afternoon on a Friday and I...

My morning in Sapporo was occupied by jumping on the...

The next stop on my Japan trip was Sapporo and...

I’d decided to stay close to Hakodate train station as...

My time in Hakodate was coming to a close so...

I’d read that Hokkaido is famous for Shio Ramen, so...

It was still pouring with rain but I had to...

The rain cleared long enough for me to jump on...

Lucky Pierrot is a local chain of hamburger restaurants in...

In the evening I was feeling a little bit peckish...

It was mid afternoon in Hakodate and I decided to...

After a quick walk around the Hakodate waterfront and watching...

Tully’s is a Japan-wide cafe chain with hundreds of locations...

I’d decided I would stay around the Ueno area for...

Wandering through Ueno and feeling a little peckish I started...

After Akihabara I made the move to Kanda on a...

It was lunchtime in Akihabara and I’d previously been to...

It was a hot, wet & humid morning in Tokyo...

Hub is a chain of British inspired pubs in Japan,...

It was still blisteringly hot when I dared to venture...

On my first morning in Japan I jumped on the...

Japan has a knack for good chain cafes. In Ueno...

It was time to head off overseas again, and rather...

I was off on my first holiday since going to...

For my last night in Seoul I’d decided to stay...

I was back in Seoul for a day before flying...

Just inside Zhongshan Market is a small beef noodle shop...

I’d made a last minute decision to change hotels after...

It was time for my last meal in Taipei before...

Just across the road from Q Square I found a...

As I was walking around Tamsui I spotted a small...

I decided to venture out of Taipei and head to...

On the way back to my hotel I was on...

BeerCat is an interesting place. It’s a small bar that...

In the morning I jumped on the train to head...

I’ve eaten at the original Tim Ho Wan plus several...

After a quick flight from Seoul to Taipei I was...

I will start off saying that the Novotel Suites Ambassador...

After my curry I wanted to try the Daily Beer...

After an afternoon of decent beers at MysterLee I was...

On my last Monday in Seoul I headed out to...

Where to go for Sunday lunch in Seoul. I decided...

It was a beautiful Saturday and I headed out to...

On the Friday I decided to take a tour of...

To close out the evening around Yongsan I wanted to...

I’d decided to spend the day around the area where...

It was the afternoon of my first full day in...

For my first day in Seoul I decided to head...

It was a big day for me, I was off...

The alleged old chinese proverb says “may you live in...

For my Europe trip this year I decided to head...

I had a one night stay in Hong Kong on...

I stayed here last year, and despite the small room...

After a great meal at Frenzi last year I wanted...

It was my final full day in Amsterdam, and Europe,...

After my beers at Gollem Raamsteeg I walked southeast towards...

I’ve mentioned Gollem on Amstelstraat many times and this evening...

Last year when I was in Amsterdam I visited Café...

I wanted to visit the Beer Tasting Room In The...

I started to wander over to the west of Amsterdam...

I noticed Ribsfactory as I was heading to Gollem Amstelstraat...

After around 6 hours on the train travelling from Lyon...

Hôtel ibis Styles Lyon Centre – Gare Part Dieu is...

After my long, and might I add superb, lunch at...

On a sunny Sunday I ventured over to old Lyon...

On my way back to my hotel I jumped off...

Saturday morning in Lyon and I’d jumped on the tram...

I’d arrived in Lyon early afteroon for my last stop...

In Montpellier I had decided to stay around the Comedie...

After my afternoon of drinking beer in Montpellier’s old town...

About a 200m walk from The Beehive is Fitzpatrick’s Irish...

After Bar Palace I retired to a bar closeby called...

After Chez Ouam I started on a little bit of...

My second morning in Montpellier had me in the west...

Pretty much right next door to La FabRiK is Il...

The area around Place de la Comédie has some really...

After my coffee at the excellent Café Latitude I continued...

I really liked Café Latitude in the little oasis of...

After my disappointing crepe I went looking for a beer...

I’d left Toulouse around midday and the train trundled through...

Aparthotel Adagio Toulouse Centre Ramblas, also called the Aparthotel Adagio...

The name L’Ane Qui Tousse translates to The Coughing Donkey...

This morning I walked around Toulouse through the Grand Rond...

For Sunday evening I wanted to try a nearby pub...

After a walk around the area near Basilique Saint-Sernin de...

After my drink at La Mécanique des Fluides I wandered...

After Bordeaux I jumped on the train for the two...

For my stay in Bordeaux I’d chosen to stay at...

After my beers at The Frog & Rosbif I ventured...

It was time for a pre dinner drink and maybe...

After a bit of a walk around Bordeaux it was...

I’d wandered around the windy streets of Bordeaux for an...

After a siesta back at my hotel. I checked the...

After getting back into central Bordeaux from the Cité du...

On my first morning in Bordeaux I’d jumped on the...

I bookended my Europe trip with a night in Hong...

I think I’ve been here several years ago when the...

My fourth trip to Japan took place in the northern...

I like the InterContinental Tokyo hotel. This was my 5th stay...

The last day of my 4th Japan trip had arrived...

After my offal yakitori I headed pretty much next door...

If you don’t go out of your comfort zone every...

After Barley Wheat I wandered over to the Hamarikyu Gardens for...

My final full day in Tokyo became a bit of...

Pongala Curry is a small chain of Sri Lankan curry...

On the ground floor of the building immediately outside the...

There’s two things I like when I travel – beer...

After a couple of beers at the 82 Ale House...

In the early evening I headed back into Akasaka looking...

After exploring some more of Akasaka in the morning with...

I was now back in Tokyo for the tail end...

This was my second stay at the Crowne Plaza ANA Osaka...

I was only in Osaka for a short time and...

I’d decided to head to the observatory at the top...

After a 13 minute Sunday afternoon shinkansen trip from Shin-Kobe...

There are a number of restaurants in the lower floors...

After a quick subway ride from Shin-Kobe to Sannomiya station...

After arriving in Kobe a little earlier I wanted to...

I’d gotten to the shinkansen platform at Himeji station early...

Toyoko Inn is very much a Japanese salaryman’s hotel. No...

Back from Okayama and a couple of sakes at Kokoromi...

I decided to make a quick day trip to Okayama...

Another hidden gem! A 10 minute walk south of Himeji...

First thing I want to say is that this is...

My how 2018 has flown by. I was lucky enough...

After visiting Himeji Castle and walking back down the main...

After the late lunch at Sumiemon I wasn’t looking for...

After the quick shinkansen ride from Kyoto to Himeji I...

Hotel M’s Est Shijo Karasuma is a modern hotel near...

BEER PUB Takumiya is a place you MUST go to....

I’d spent the morning doing a bit of sightseeing. First...

After the excellent beers at Beer Komachi I decided I wanted...

This was my third visit to Beer Komachi and it...

I headed a little bit out of Kyoto to Nagahama...

To finish off my Saturday evening I knew of another...

After some very good beers at BeerBar MIYAMA162 I got the mobile...

Early Saturday afternoon I’d jumped on the Shinkansen at Toyama...

Crowne Plaza hotels, particularly in Japan, always seem to live...

My time in Toyama was drawing to a close and...

After my less than overwhelming drink and snack at Oeuf...

The review sites and the map of Japanese craft beer...

After a bit of a look around Toyama I was...

After the ~330km trip from Tokyo to Toyama on the...

When I first stayed at the ANA InterContinental Tokyo several years...

I’d arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for my 4th...

I’ve been staying at the InterContinental Grand Stanford in East...

The final day of my holiday had arrived and I...

Pizza Express is where the Eastside Tavern used to be.

Easy to find, right across the road from the Kowloon...

Fung Ming Yuen is a typical Chinese eatery in East Tsim...

My time in Amsterdam was coming to a close so...

I’m really glad that I stumbled upon Frenzi. After getting...

After Mingle Mush and a bit of a walk around...

I’d jumped on the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Den...

Eden Hotel Amsterdam is in a perfect location on the...

I was originally heading to the Beer Tasting Room In...

For Sunday brunch I headed into the western part of...

Brasserie FLO Amsterdam is part of the sprawling Eden Hotel Amsterdam...

On the western side of Rembrandt Square is a steak...

A magnificent building built in 1695 as the home for...

After walking around East Amsterdam for a couple of hours...

Feeling a little slow on Saturday morning after one too...

After my morning walking tour of Amsterdam conducted by Free...

Gollem is a chain of 4 beer cafes in Amsterdam...

Another pub looking out on Rembrandt Square is Three Sisters...

I was still getting my bearings around Rembrandt Square when...

For my final dinner in Paris before heading off to...

After a morning walking tour around Le Marais with Paris...

In Saint Michel you will see the name Severin everywhere…...

Some friends suggested I get a crepe at one of...

In Saint Michel there’s an Irish bar called Corcoran’s Irish Pub....

Close to the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is a small cafe...

I’d had a lazy Sunday and didn’t have lunch… surviving...

After a bit of a siesta after a Saturday of...

After a couple of beers at Frog XVI, I got...

Frog is a chain of English Pub-like bars in France....

To the north west of the Eiffel Tower, right on...

Close to the hotel was another restaurant I’d passed and...

In the morning I’d gone on a Hemingway’s Paris walking...

After a day out being a tourist you need somewhere...

After walking probably 10km around Paris during the day I...

My first full day in Paris saw me wake up...

After a quick snooze at Albe Hôtel after the flight from...

After a bit of a train delay on the RER...

Just down the road from The Hart hotel is Fatt’s Place,...

After checking in at Hart Hotel I wanted to revisit...

After the quick train ride on the Airport Express from...

On my many trips to Singapore over the past 15...

A search for Craft Beer in Singapore bought up Ji...

Fremantle Seafood Market is a restaurant at Clarke Quay on...

After visiting Little Island Brewing I got off the train...

I’d attended a seminar at the Sydney Shangri-La before but...

Out by the northern end of the western runway for...

Close to the Swissotel Stamford and across the road from...

I tried The Modern Izakaya previously – it didn’t set my...

If you like pints of unique beers, at a price...

I’d visited a place called Ah Yat Kitchen in the...

This is pretty much my go to place for excellent...

This is a little out of the way gem of...

In the laneway next to the Sydney Harbour Marriott is...

At 7:30pm on a balmy Wednesday evening Beer Deluxe was...

As the name suggest Opera Kitchen is a restaurant at...

The Rocks in Sydney is a very touristy area (opal...

In over a hundred trips to Sydney I’d never stayed...

On Loftus Street there is a Japanese restaurant. You have...

I’ve been doing a bit of travel to Sydney every...

My final day in Japan had arrived and I jumped...

During my 3 trips to Tokyo I still had not...

For my 2nd lunch after the yakitori at Kanoya I...

I was in Ueno after visiting Asakusa and started feeling...

After a couple of beers at the Toranomon branch of...

During my previous stays at the Tokyo InterContinental I’d not...

After a quick ride on the Yurikamome, formally the Tokyo Waterfront...

You might have heard of Omoide Yokocho by another name –...

For the second year running I was in Tokyo in...

After a couple of beers at TAP x TAP and...

After TAP x TAP I proceeded to the Kanda outlet...

After the 90 minute Shinkansen trip from Nagano I was...

After the big night the previous day where I started...

I first headed off to the Leffe Bar just after...

I’d made a lazy walk up the main drag of...

If you’ve arrived by the Shinkansen in Nagano then I...

Central Nagano is relatively small and easily walkable as I...

Armed with a 1:46pm Shinkansen ticket to Nagano and a...

My last night in Kanazawa after a busy day out...

I stumbled across an interesting place after visiting the Ninja Temple...

After having 2 lunches and a siesta I was looking...

After the Beef and Egg rice at Shiroyamatei I did a...

After my visit to Kenroku-en Gardens I was looking to...

After purchasing my day ticket for the Kanazawa Loop Bus...

After having visited Yakitori Akiyohi’s Kyoto store, I headed a...

I’ve stayed at a lot of hotels, and I mean...

I don’t normally have a sit down breakfast when I...

About 50 metres from the Atomic Bomb Hypocentre memorial is...

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake mainly associated with Hiroshima...

It was my last evening in Kyoto and I wanted...

Arashiyama is about 15 minutes by train west of Kyoto....

I visited Beer Komachi on my first visit to Kyoto...

I’d been waiting for my first yakitori, aka barbecue meat...

After a morning exploring the temple area to the east...

In the morning I’d jumped on a Shinkansen and then...

It was the end of my first full day in...

A great hotel, great location, a quick walk to Tameike-Sanno Subway Station...

As the Shinkansen from Kanazawa pulled into Nagano Station I...

After the relatively long, and slow, train trip from Shin-Osaka...

After Kyoto I jumped on the Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka, and...

The Shinkansen from Shinagawa Station (Tokyo) arrived at Kyoto Station...

Having landed at Narita Airport at the start of my...

Several months back I visited Ah Yat Kitchen the the...

TAP Craft Beer Bar in the Capitol Theatre in Singapore...

It was a hot and steamy Friday morning in Singapore...

It seems that this bar has changed hands since I...

I’m a sucker for Tonkatsu – Japanese crumbed and deep...

Ark Hills in Tokyo has a good selection of restaurants...

One thing that you miss when you travel in Asia...

It was my penultimate day in Tokyo and had decided...

Nara, about an hour’s train ride east of Osaka, was...

This is a very interesting place for beer lovers. It’s...

I’d arrived at Haneda Airport for my flight to Sydney...

What’s the one thing you need to do if you...

Wanting a taste of Japanese for dinner I saw Hakata Ikkousha Ramen...

It was our last night in the chalet at Villard-Reculas....

Another revisit for a restaurant I tried last time I...

With the week at the chalet in Villard Reculas over...

Harry’s is a chain of bars in Singapore. One is...

L’Alaska is a very relaxed restaurant / bar with a...

The insane cyclists decided to ride up the mountain so...

This was the Japanese restaurant I was trying to find...

Just around the corner from Fatt’s Place is another small...

I’d been past the redeveloped Capitol Theatre many times, and...

We were in Hong Kong for our last evening and went...

Chijmes in Singapore was an old Catholic convent that has...

About an hours drive from Villard Reculas is Grenoble at...

I’d been down near the Singapore River for the morning...

On Sunday morning, my first full day in Belgium, I’d...

Din Tai Fung is a restaurant chain in Asia that...

Yes, I know its sacrilege to go all the way...

I’ve been to TAP Craft Beer Bar before and managed to...

As the name suggests Wurst & Schnitzelhaus is sausage and...

You can’t fault the location of this cafe under the...

After spending the morning at The Eiffel Tower I’d headed...

After the Shinkansen trip from Nagoya to Shin-Osaka and then...

After landing at Haneda Airport around 5am and finding I...

The last stop on my European adventure was Amsterdam. For...

Antwerp is about 70 minutes north of Brussels by intercity...

After the train trip from Lyon to Brussels Central station...

Landing in Paris at around 7am I was heading to...

The memories of my Japanese trip earlier on in 2015...

I’d been traipsing around the financial area of Singapore when...

I’m not one for paying the usurious dollars that hotels...

Bao Today is a Dim Sum cafe with a superb...

For many years the Capitol Piazza in Singapore was being...

A stones throw from Raffles, where I’ve had one of...

I was looking for Fatt’s Place on Hart Avenue in...

Another good little bar that’s close to the InterContinental Grand...

I’ve been to Brotzeit in Singapore a number of times here and here....

After deciding that the service at Brotzeit was in decline...

It was my last day in Singapore, I’d packed my...

After the less than average Nachos at Paprika and Cumin...

It was a Friday evening and my sales training event...

It was a hot and humid Singapore Saturday afternoon (lol,...

I stumbled upon the SQUE Rotisserie & Alehouse a couple of...

I’d just gotten off the plane and thrown my bags...

Another year, another trip to Singapore which means I need...

After Kyoto I returned to Tokyo and decided to stay...

After a short stay in Tokyo I took the Shinkansen...

Having just arrived in Tokyo and being totally overwhelmed by...

With the Cricket World Cup and Chinese New Year happening...

I don’t normally stay at a Marriott hotel as I...

During my last holiday trip to Hong Kong I did...

For my first week day in Hong Kong I wanted...

Sometimes life can be difficult, like the 3 days I...

In the middle of the hustle and bustle of Singapore’s...

Brotzeit, it apparently means Bread Time, but in Singapore is...

After a very hot and steamy morning walking around Singapore’s...

I was back in Perth for the week and after...

At a loss for somewhere to have lunch after visiting...

I’d stayed at the Duxton once before, probably about 5...

After the pretty crap service at Roccos Pizzeria I decided...

A 2017 update… I must say that Sydney Airport has...

For the past 4 or 5 years I’ve been lucky...

This was my first trip to Vietnam and, as you’ve...

I thoroughly recommend that you make the bus trip to...

Looks like the only thing “deletable” was the C that’s...

I’d previously thought that I’d found the world’s most expensive...

It’d been 6 months since I was in Perth and...

On Tuesday there were six hungry people looking for a...

A number of us were in Auckland for the week...

This is the “real” InterContinental hotel in Dubai. Like the...

After the weekend in Dubai we were off to Abu...

This was my first time in the UAE so I’d...

I’ve been to Singapore a heap of times. I’ve mostly...

Anyone else find it incredibly hard to get a hotel...

At work we have a list of hotels we’re allowed...

The past couple of times I’d been in Hong Kong...

I had a 3 day training course in Macau of...

I was lucky enough to spend 8 days in Beijing...

As 2011 draws to a close its always fun to...

I was in Wellington with several colleagues today and we...

I was in Hong Kong for a week for a...

Do you ever have that sense of foreboding when you...

Just came across the following on vbs.tv. The Vice Guide...

This was my second stay at The Bolton Hotel in...

It’s been another year shuffling between airports, hotels and the...

I was in Sydney for an evening so decided to...

I’ve never stayed at a bad InterContinental hotel, and the...

On my recent trip from Sydney to Bangkok I decided...

You hear about how the taxi drivers in Bangkok will...

you end up in a swish hotel in a new...

Let me start off by saying that this is the...

Well, decided to change tack a little, and rather than...

I was in Sydney again during the last week for...

We headed to Degree on my suggestion that a decent...

We were in Sydney to attend a training course at...

After room service for a couple of nights we’d decided...

I’ve been to Mai Thai before… and it was good.

After the “world’s most expensive beer” © we headed off...

After having to mortgage my apartment to pay for the...

I’ve been to Wolfie’s a couple of times before, maybe...

First time at the Westin in Auckland… Asked the cabbie...

I’m off to New Zealand for a training course for...

Hhhhmmm…. Steak… I’m a sucker for a good steak, give...

Another week, another trip, another fine feed. I’ve been to...

I’ve stayed at this particular hotel probably around 5 years...

Shed 5 is a pretty decent restaurant at Queens Wharf...

I’d been to Mai Thai once before, but had forgotten...

In this case Rice is a restaurant in the Auckland...

I’ve just managed to clock up over 100,000 kms of...

zaaffran is a superb Indian restaurant at Darling Harbour in...

This is a review in two movements. I’ve stayed at...

When we couldn’t get into Cha Cha Char’s because it...

When we asked the concierge at our hotel for a...

And this weeks winner of Gavin’s “another hotel of the...

Well, its another week, therefore I must be traveling. OK,...

I probably do around 70 to 80 flights a year....

This is one of my favorite hotels… its a real...

Stayed for one night, well 13 hours really, on my...

Another very nice hotel, this time in Jakarta. This is...

I’ve stayed at at this hotel many times over the...

All round, not a bad hotel though it is showing...

Well, I’m on my way home after six and a...

It was with some trepidation that it was decided that...

Now this is one swish hotel.

Now, this is a nice hotel. Well appointed, good location,...

This hotel is old… mutton dressed up as lamb. The...

Had to head off over the pond to Wellington at...

Stayed at the Four Seasons hotel, George Street, Sydney last...

Not the one down by Circular Quay! Back in Sydney...

Arun Thai is, as the name suggests, a Thai restaurant...

I had the chance to stay at the InterContinental Hotel...

The Griffin Hotel, aka Griffin Apartments, in Kingston, ACT is...

Madam Woo‘s in Giles Street, Kingson in the ACT is...