Restless 25 - Australia, Hokkaido, Festivals, and Avoiding the Heat
Hello.The heat outside remains oppressive. For the past few years, we’ve managed to escape the worst of it by heading to Australia, where we host our annual...
Restless 24 - A Tragic Cry and other Recent Posts
A tulip pre-bloom. As I mentioned in this previous post, my mother-in-law passed away last week due to an illness. She had been ill for a while so her death...
Restless 23 - Finding Photographic Inspiration Close to Home
Prints from friends. Over the years, I’ve amassed a collection of photography books, predominantly Japanese but also from elsewhere, serving as inspiration...
Restless 22 - Looking Ahead to 2024
Photo above. I enjoy taking simple every daily life photos like this. I post almost daily on Glass, too. Happy New Year, everyone. Unfortunately, Japan...
Restless 21 - The Death of My Father - Glass - Recent Posts
A summer storm in Shirotori, Gifu. Once again, it's been a few months since I last wrote here. Family commitments and work, combined with the intense heat of...
Restless 20 - Nagoya: No Substitute for Kisomaedake
A hiker on Kisomaedake (木曽前岳), in the Chuo Alps (Kiso Mountains). Hello, I went into the mountains again the other day hiking the Agematsu A Course to the...
Restless 19 - Walking Nagoya - Mini Midlife Crisis?
Wandering Nagoya in the rain last week. Hello, Our daughter started preschool on a daily basis in April right after we got back from the UK. That means I'll...
Restless 18 - Back to Walking - Photo Galleries
Hello, In the previous newsletter I wrote about taking the first train into Nagoya and walking home, snapping photographs along the way. Those walks have...
Restless 17 - More Walking, Urban Wildlife, Glass, Vero, and Mastodon
Hello, A few more months pass and life goes on. England have just beaten Senegal, Japan are taking the tournament by storm to the surprise of many, (but have...
Restless 16 - Still searching & (cough cough) Twitter
Jizo statues at the summit of Mt. Hououzan in the Southern Alps.Hello,In the last newsletter I wrote: It feels like I'm treading water between worlds at the...
Restless 15 - The Comfort Crisis, Challenge, 20 Summers Left?
Fishermen on the Tsukechi River, Gifu.Hello,It feels like I'm treading water between worlds at the moment trying to find my feet. Is this normal when heading...
Restless 14 - Back from the UK - The Dogs! - Plans - Website Redesign
Hiking in the Suzuka Ranges recently. Hello. Well, we did it. We made it back to the UK. Noa finally got to see her grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and...
Restless 13 - A Kiso-ji Book and Plans for 2022
Hello, and Happy 2022. Kiso-ji Photo Book It’s been two months or so since I finished walking the Kiso-ji and I’m starting to get the urge to return because...
Restless 12 - Observations on Walking the Kiso-ji
The start of the northern end of the Kiso-ji in Nagano prefecture. Hello, this will be the last newsletter of 2021. Let's dive in. Last year I began walking...
Restless 11 - The Backyard Adventurer, Now, Some Distant Memory, and Four Thousand Weeks
Photo above - Taken while walking the Nakasendō in Nagano. The Backyard AdventurerIn his book The Backyard Adventurer, Beau Miles got me thinking. His films...
Restless 10 - Goodbye Nishiki
2002 - Arriving in Kasugai after cycling from Tokushima (with no bike computer, smartphone, or navigation whatsoever). 20 years ago, on August 27th 2001, I...
Restless 9 - A Brief Encounter with a Trail Runner in the Minami Alps
At the summit of Mt. Hijiri in the Minami Alps. Don’t forget to load remote content if you’re not seeing the photos.I didn’t think I’d be able to get away...
Restless 8 - Mini Road Trip
One of the destinations on our upcoming mini road trip. That bench is one of my favourite places in Japan. Don't forget to load remote content if you're not...
Restless 7 - Back in the Minami Alps, Goodbye Micro Four Thirds, Stretch!, and a Website to Follow
On the way back down the mountain after hiking through the night for a Mt. Fuji sunrise. Don’t forget to load remote content if you’re not seeing the images....
Restless 6 - Sleeping Under the Stars・IS THIS ZETTELKASTEN?
My daughter exploring the forest path (supervised of course) while camping in Iida, Nagano. This month we went on two camping trips, one in the mountains of...
Restless 5 - Back in the 1990s Life Was Simpler
Don’t forget to load remote content if you’re not seeing the photos. Spring in the neighbourhood. Recently in my morning journal I wrote about how I wish it...
Restless 4 - Catching Up on Japanese History / Mount Kōya, Wakayama Walk, & the Kiso-ji / Mini Camper Van hunting
Hello. This is Restless, my monthly newsletter. Hopefully keeping things to the point, relevant to Japan and easy to read. Sent from the Shinano Express on...
Restless 3 - February and Planned Trips
We had snow. It lasted about four hours. Hello subscribers. This is Restless, a supplementary newsletter to my blog. Learning as I go, mistakes will be made....
Restless 2 - State of Emergency/Cutting Down on Possessions/Goals for 2021/Awagami Washi/
A walk in the neighbourhood. Trips further afield have been limited due to the latest state of emergency. Thanks to those of you that sent messages. It was...
Restless 1 - Feeling Awkward, Adoption, and Looking Back
Torii gate, Mie Prefecture. Contents 1. Feeling Awkward 2. Cycling's Diminishing Influence 3. Looking Back on 2020 / Adoption 4. This Journal and My Website...