TL;DR – I take a walk through Kyoto. There were many, many steps.
Disclosure – I paid for my flights, accommodation, entry, and everything you see purchased in this article.
I had always planned to go back to Japan one day, and had started making plans to go back in 2020, and then 2020 happened. But late last year, I finally had the chance to put those plans back in motion as I flew out of Melbourne for Osaka, and thus my time in Japan began.
Continue readingTL;DR – I take a walk through Osaka and find a Pokémon Center.
Disclosure – I paid for my flights, accommodation, entry, and everything you see purchased in this article.
I had always planned to go back to Japan one day, and had started making plans to go back in 2020, and then 2020 happened. But late last year, I finally had the chance to put those plans back in motion as I flew out of Melbourne for Osaka, and thus my time in Japan began.
Continue readingTL;DR – I visited one of the Wonders of the World at Himeji Castle.
Disclosure – I paid for my flights, accommodation, entry, and everything you see purchased in this article.
Exploring Japan –
I had always planned to go back to Japan one day, and had started making plans to go back in 2020, and then 2020 happened. But late last year, I finally had the chance to put those plans back in motion as I flew out of Melbourne for Osaka, and thus my time in Japan began.
Continue readingTL;DR – Time to fly and begin my visit in Osaka by going under the sea.
Disclosure – I paid for my flights, accommodation, entry, and everything you see purchased in this article.
I had always planned to go back to Japan one day, and had started making plans to go back in 2020, and then 2020 happened. But late last year, I finally had the chance to put those plans back in motion as I flew out of Melbourne for Osaka.
Continue readingTL;DR – The rain is down in Sydney.
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Well, it has been a while since I jumped into the world of an Explore-It, and now is as good a time as any to explore a trip I took a bit ago to the most populous city in Australia [for the time being], Sydney. After Day 1, which was all about the zoos, and Day 2, which was all about Boats, today will be rain and Ancient Egypt.
Continue readingTL;DR – IMAX, Boats, and The Rocks, Oh My
Disclosure – I paid for my entry and everything you see purchased in this article.
Well, it has been a while since I jumped into the world of an Explore-It, and now is as good a time as any to explore a trip I took a bit ago to the most populous city in Australia [for the time being], Sydney. After Day 1, which was all about the zoos, today was a more muted time among the boats.
Continue readingTL;DR – Arrival, Opera House, Taronga Zoo via ferry, Sealife Aquarium, and fried chicken to end a long first day in Sydney.
Disclosure – I paid for my entry and everything you see purchased in this article.
Well, it has been a while since I jumped into the world of an Explore-It, and now is as good a time as any to explore a trip I took a bit ago to the most populous city in Australia [for the time being] Sydney
Continue readingTL;DR – We chart all of Jet Lag the Game as they galivant across the globe or hide in small English towns.
If you have seen any part of this site, you know I love maps, like really love maps, like I probably should talk to someone about it, love maps. There are very few people out there who get maps on the same wave level as me. But outside of two proper English gentlemen, one of the best places you can find it comes from a little YouTube/Nebula series called Jet Lag the Game. Which is where a team of three Americas, and guests, galivant across the world playing games like Tag, Snake, and Connect Four, but using countries as their gameboard. Back in 2023, we took a first look at mapping Jet Lag, but there have been many games since then, so, before they race around Taiwan, I thought I would take a look at where in the world they have been.
Continue readingTL;DR – Every single feature of the Civilization Franchise (at the time of posting) in one Map
Back in 2021, during Civilization’s 30th Anniversary, we put together a map that charted every location that has ever been added to a Civilization Game. It was a fun exercise, well, other than trying to get Mesopotamia to work. But after I released the Map, it became clear that I had missed a couple of items. So, with the recent Civilization VII announcement, it felt like this was the right time to come back in and fill in those missing spots.
Continue readingTL;DR – We dip our toes into what Melbourne has to offer a little more with round 2.
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It was the final day in Melbourne, but unlike last year, I had my flight positioned for the end of the day, so I had some time to explore the city more, which is when I found the most depressing garden in Melbourne.
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