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- Japan by Bike (Part 5) – Mount Rishiri
- June 8th, 2010Category: Travel
- This is part 5 of Thomas's journey. Click the link for the previous parts of his time biking around Japan. In north Hokkaido, I took a day off from cycling to visit tiny Rishiri Island. Its 1,721m volcanic peak, abundant in flora and surrounded by ocean, could be ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan by Bike: Mount Rishiri
- April 19th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- Read previous parts of the Japan by Bike journey. In north Hokkaido, I took a day off from cycling to visit tiny Rishiri Island. Its 1,721m volcanic peak, abundant in flora and surrounded by ocean, could be the highlight of any Hokkaido holiday. I`m convinced of th ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan by Bike (Part 4) – To the top of Japan
- March 26th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- One of the highlights of my long cycle trip was the food. With the freedom to eat when and what I liked, I could, and regularly did, eat like a King and a pig - sometimes on the same day, occasionally during the same meal. But the remote roads of north Hokkaido offe ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan by Bike (Part 3)
- March 15th, 2010Category: Travel
- At 5pm the big bearded biker sitting on the floor offered me a clump of dried squid and a plastic cup of sake. This, he told me, was how things were done in Rider Houses. For me, a Rider House virgin, his kindness was refreshing - certainly more so than his body odo ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan by Bike (Part 2)
- March 4th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- To read part 1 of this story, click here. The 2nd day of my trip across Japan set the core of a routine that would last for 3 months. Wake up, pedal for 6 hours stopping only for chocolate peanuts, find a campsite and a friendly face to talk to, and then pass out ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan by Bike
- February 22nd, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- “This is easy”, I thought. I had cycled a steady pace, 60km in four hours, and felt great. My plan to cycle the length of Japan no longer seemed ridiculous. Now, where could I put up my tent? It was a late July afternoon and I had just pedalled into the bankrupt mi ... » Continue Reading
