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12 April 2018: Hiroshima
2018 Hiroshima Asia

12 April 2018: Hiroshima

MRL12 April 20183 January 2022
There are few places I've been, well no place I've been, which has effected me like Hiroshima. I didn't know what to expect or how I would feel. But before...
Day 06: Journey end
2017 Tokyo Asia

Day 06: Journey end

MRL17 May 201718 November 2021
Our last day in Japan started with a relaxing breakfast in the club lounge. Perched atop Shinjuku we enjoyed poached eggs and granola. Chatting to the staff and saying goodbye...
Day 05: Staying local
2017 Tokyo Asia

Day 05: Staying local

MRL16 May 201718 November 2021
Our last full day in Tokyo allowed us to stay local and wander the streets in our local area.  From a cat cafe to Muji, a tempura lunch to the...
Day 04: Walking Ginza
2017 Tokyo Asia

Day 04: Walking Ginza

MRL15 May 201718 November 2021
After a leisurely breakfast we headed for Ginza. A 30 minute train ride to an area where one part resembles New York's fifth avenue and another the back streets of...
Day 03: From Fuji to Shibuya
2017 Tokyo Asia

Day 03: From Fuji to Shibuya

MRL14 May 201718 November 2021
We stared our day with another delicious breakfast from the 45th floor. Unlike yesterday the rain and low cloud had given way to a nicer, brighter day, although mostly cloudy....
Day 02: Wet to the core
2017 Tokyo Asia

Day 02: Wet to the core

MRL13 May 201718 November 2021
Last night we checked the weather forecast. 26 and sunny. We woke this morning to 16 and pouring rain. Something somewhere went wrong. Nonetheless we had made plans for visiting Ueno...
Day 01: Finding our way around (AKA getting lost)
2017 Tokyo Asia

Day 01: Finding our way around (AKA getting lost)

MRL12 May 201718 November 2021
Surprisingly after an exhausting day yesterday we both woke up well before 8.00am and decided to enjoy breakfast in the club lounge. It has a great view of the city,...
Day 00: Jumping to Japan
2017 Tokyo Asia

Day 00: Jumping to Japan

MRL11 May 201718 November 2021
For some reason when we travel we always pick a 6.00am flight out of Canberra, which means a wake up time of about 4.00am. Which then means a bloody long...
Day 03: Time for home, but first
2016 Hong Kong Asia

Day 03: Time for home, but first

MRL25 April 201618 November 2021
We are due to fly home later tonight and arrange late checkout. We start packing and then head off for our last breakfast. Delicious as usual. After breakfast we wander...
Day 02: Getting lost
2016 Hong Kong Asia

Day 02: Getting lost

MRL24 April 201618 November 2021
We woke to storms and humidity. A lazy morning followed by another breakfast in the bustling market place. We sit and watch the maddening crowd.  After breakfast, Mardi takes it...
Day 01:  Crazy streets: quiet parks
2016 Hong Kong Asia

Day 01: Crazy streets: quiet parks

MRL23 April 201618 November 2021
After a great nights sleep I headed out for a quick walk while Mardi took it easy. When I got back we meandered down to breakfast.  What to have? Eggs,...
Day 00: Let’s go
2016 Hong Kong Asia

Day 00: Let’s go

MRL22 April 201618 November 2021
We started off out of Canberra, a balmy April morning. Wet and warm, into Sydney. A quick trip through customs and with a couple of hours to spare settled into...
2013: Hong Kong
2013 Hong Kong Asia

2013: Hong Kong

MRL29 May 201318 November 2021
29 May to 2 June 2013 Day 00 A place we’d wanted to visit in a while was Hong Kong. The blend of cultures, the old and the new. So...
1998: New Delhi: World Cup
1998 New Delhi Asia

1998: New Delhi: World Cup

MRL15 November 199818 November 2021
14 November to 30 November 1998, World Cup Blind Cricket After two years of planning and a career spanning 20 years, finally, a world cup of blind cricket. The team...
1997 New Delhi, India: Trail Blazing
1997 New Delhi Asia

1997 New Delhi, India: Trail Blazing

MRL25 August 199718 November 2021
What an opportunity. I'd been playing blind cricket since the age of 15, 1980 was the first time played. It felt as if I'd spent a life time in the...
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