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Snow Down South (103 photos)

A ragtag bunch from Brisbane trooped off to New Zealand, meeting up in Queenstown for a week of snowboarding and fun.

Great Ocean Road (30 photos)

4 Brits and an Israeli on a road trip down the Great Ocean Road, Australia, 2006.

Home Of The White Heron (20 photos)

Himeji is home to Japan's largest still-standing castle and is also known as the White Heron. Me, Ann-Marie, Eric and Toby stopped by as part of our Christmas '04 vacation.

Gifu Castle (8 photos)

I could see Gifu Castle from my apartment, sitting on top of Mt Kinka. Destroyed by firebombs and then rebuilt, it's now a small museum to Noda Obunaga and other Japanese history.

Beer On Sticks (8 photos)

Sunday after work tradition in Gifu, involving beer and yakitori.

Personal Favourites (14 photos)

My favourite photos.

Gifu Sports Day (43 photos)

The premier Gaijin sporting event - 6 competitors, 6 events, 1 day, 1 yellow jersey!

Little World (36 photos)

A daytrip to Little World in Japan, an "anthropological museum of man". We had a great time looking at the reproduction houses from all over the world. And world beers too!

Dynaland 2005 (46 photos)

Snowboarding in Dynaland, northern Gifu, in the Spring of 2005.

Sakura (24 photos)

Cherry blossom in my hometown at the beginning of Spring.

Brisbane Home Life (1 photos)

Miscellaneous photos from day to day life in Brisbane.

Cultural Capital (22 photos)

Melbourne is usually described as the most English of Aussie cities, so it's no wonder I felt so comfortable here. During my month or so here, I managed to see quite a bit of the city.

Rat's Nest Island (23 photos)

Just off the coast of Fremantle is the beautiful Rottnest Island. Home to the miniature marsupial, the Quokka, it's famous for its clear water and many white sandy beaches. And I didn't see a single rat.

Tunnel And Gorge (35 photos)

My first experience with outdoor Australia was on a day trip into the Kimberley in the North West, taking in the fantastic Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek.

Pinnacles United (15 photos)

Like meerkats on lookout, thousands of stones stand seemingly arbitrarily in the Pinnacles Desert on the West coast of Australia. It's just rocks and sky, but pretty cool nonetheless.

The Beach Less Walked (8 photos)

Jurien Bay is perhaps the most unspoiled beach I've ever seen. I travelled up with a friend who was working in the area and was amazed by the natural beauty and stretches of beach without a single person.

West Side Story (21 photos)

My first stop in Australia was Perth, a great city with lots of character and a relaxed atmosphere.

Mountain Town (22 photos)

Magome is a beautiful town set deep in the mountains between Nagano and Gifu prefectures. It's historically a rest point on the old Nakasendo path from Tokyo to Kyoto. In exchange for a little English work, I was invited to stay at the lovely Magomechaya minshuku for a couple of days.

Das Kapital (23 photos)

Before Tokyo and before Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan was Nara, which is still home to some of the most amazing architecture you'll find in Japan. Me, Chris and Sarah spent a day wandering through history.

Kyoto Part 3 (23 photos)

Me and Brenna went up to Kyoto for a couple of days in November. We were there just in time for the changing of the leaves and some of the colours were magnificent.

Cable Beach (21 photos)

Renowned for its glorious sunsets, Cable Beach in Broome on the West Coast of Australia is a fantastic spot to just sit and watch nature at work.

Cottesloe Beach (12 photos)

Cottesloe is one of Perth's favourite beaches, with clear water and clean sand. At the weekends it's very busy, but when I went on a Monday, I had most of the place to myself.

Sentosa (26 photos)

Sentosa, boasting the famous Merlion sits just off mainland Singapore and is known for its tourist attractions and beautiful beaches.

Singapore 06 (22 photos)

En route to Australia from Japan, I had the pleasure of spending a couple of days with my cousin Alan and his lovely family in their home in Singapore.

Universally Speaking (24 photos)

Everybody in Japan has been to Universal Studios, so I felt I had to at least once before I left. It's almost exactly like I remember Universal Studios Florida, 14 years ago!

Blooming Dutch (21 photos)

Hiroko and I took a day trip up to Kiso Sansen Park to check out the annual flower festival. This year theme was The Netherlands, so there were tulips, windmills and clogs galore.

Pointy Roofs (14 photos)

The Hida Folk Village is another outdoor museum of the kind so favoured in Japan. It's a collection of traditional Japanese houses and crafts that show how early Japanese people coped with the extremes of weather in this part of the country.

Mind Bending (21 photos)

A day trip up at the crazy Site of Reversible Destiny, Yoro, with Kumiko. This place is vaguely reminiscent of The Prisoner for all its weirdness. When we were finished there, we ventured up to the nearby Yoro Falls.

Cold Up North (28 photos)

Me, Grant and Trev spent 5 great days in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, riding in beautiful powder snow.

Happy Place (11 photos)

Happo-One is a huge mountain that we rode as part of our winter vacation in December 05.

Special Delivery (10 photos)

Delivering the mail out to the Gulf Islands in a seaplane from Vancouver was great fun. We stopped off at a few towns and anchorages and got some great aerial views of the area. And I wasn't even sick once!

Skaters (15 photos)

While in Vancouver, I got the chance to go and see the Canucks play the Wild. Ice hockey, it turns out, is way more fun to watch than I thought.

Whistle Down The Wind (15 photos)

While in Vancouver, I got to hang out with old-school NOVA mates Kim and Dan on a fun weekend up in Whistler. No snowboarding unfortunately, but good times (and noodle salad!).

Vancouver 2005 (39 photos)

Photos from a fantastic 10 day vacation to Vancouver in October 2005.

Ethnic Music (7 photos)

A very random, but enjoyable night watching a Japanese woman play her version ethnic African music at a cool local cafe.

Fuji-San (23 photos)

I'm not sure what possessed me, but everyone else seemed to be climbing Mt. Fuji, so I thought I'd try it too. Yes, I only got 70% of the way up. And yes, a group of pre-school kids managed it the week after. I climbed with Trevor and Chris, who took lots of these photos.

The Home Of Religion (14 photos)

Ise Jingu is the temple model on which all other temples are based. It is considered by many to be the most important Shinto temple in the country.

Walking In An Edo Wonderland (25 photos)

Edo Wonderland is a strange place; it's a historical replica town from the Edo period, with performers. This was part of another day trip organised by Izumi and the volunteers at my language school.