“All great changes are preceded by chaos”. – Deepak Chopra
ou can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a ticket to Singapore. · I think I fell in love with Singapore
“Love your country, but never trust its government.” — Robert A. Heinlein
“My hovercraft is full of eels!” line from Monty Python
How low can you go? Let's be frank: London is "the Dog's Bollocks" but it is also unfeasibly priced sometimes. You can, of course, find deals everywhere we have a few suggestions in this post, but here we focus on the phrase "how low can you go?" London's The Metro paper…
And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain. My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain. I've lived a life that's full I traveled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did it my way. What probably comes of…
“Vagabonding is an attitude—a friendly interest in people, places, and things that makes a person an explorer in the truest, most vivid sense of the word.” – Rolf Potts.
Old style Nagasaki is your tonic from the everyday.
Lateral thinking. And then take over the world!
Time goes faster the more hollow it is. Lives with no meaning go straight past you.
Sleeping in a Train Station! How often to plane enthusiasts sleep in an actual plane? Or a boat or a super car? It's rare, for sure. But it's even more rare when it is genuinely, truly a unique experience. If you're a Japan buff, this is certainly a thrill. …
highlight Japanese car culture’s focus on reliability, precision, and continuous improvement, as seen in phrases about engineering fit from the start, not fixing it later. Other quotes emphasize the cultural dedication to quality and a meticulous approach, such as Akio Toyoda’s quote about learning from mistakes, or describe the passion in the culture and modification…
Life is funny, isn't it? You're born, life takes its course and, next thing you know, it takes a swing back in the opposite direction. For example, your editor was born and raised in the nondescript state of Ohio, USA. Nice enough, but a place where many wished to leave and see…
“Instead of politicians, let the monkeys govern the countries; at least they will steal only the bananas!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan
“Japan, an archipelago of beauty suspended between the sea and the sky.” “In Japan, every island is a stepping stone to a new discovery.”
Dust. The Japanese service stations are leaving the rest of us in the dust. Wow! When we lived in the UK, we were rather impressed with our roadside services, especially with the ease of entering and exiting. We also appreciated how we could just step out side our car, stretch and sometimes…
Are you going? Part 1. As we do, we were poking around on the electric interwebs looking for interesting content. Out of nowhere, the phrase and accompanying tune found its way to the forefront of my cranium. Those who are aware of the rather lovely British city will be clued-in. …
So . . . .you've got to please yourself. Le Corbusier, like most artists, was simultaneously a prophet and a pariah of sorts of the architectural world, a figure whose influence was as immense as the controversy he inspired. He was admired for his revolutionary vision of a new, functionalist architecture and criticized for his…
In case you think this post will end up being a sales pitch, we promise that it will be (of sorts) but will also thrill you to pieces when you see what its all about. We were squealingly surprised when it landed in our in-box. As you'll obviously see by the title of…
Sit down, calm down and watch this super explainer that, after a few review of the video, will help you be in a much better place, instead of the place where you though you were expecting to be when it comes to Japanese rail. Luckily, we have an expert who will make the magic…