Category Archives: travel

A Brief Shanghai Rant

Posted on April 24, 2015 by baudattitude

Negative article disclaimer I am glad that I read up on Shanghai before visiting, and learned of the existence of Shanghainese, a dialect of Chinese with lots of similarities but some crucial differences. For example, the normal greeting throughout most … Continue reading →

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Densha de GET

Posted on April 23, 2015 by baudattitude

My first exposure to Proper Public Transportation came back in December of 2005, when I went to Tokyo for the first time and met the Yamanote, the loop line that – if you have an hour to spare – will … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Great Wall

Posted on April 22, 2015 by baudattitude

While Beijing certainly has plenty of touristy things to see and do in town, one of the biggest tourist attractions is actually about 90 minutes away by rail, that being the section of the Great Wall at Badaling. There were … Continue reading →

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A preview of things to come, and a disclaimer.

Posted on April 22, 2015 by baudattitude

I’ve just returned from two weeks in China, so the next few weeks of posts are almost certainly going to be taken up by talking about what I saw and did there, with the occasional game review because I needed … Continue reading →

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London, the good and bad bits

Posted on November 12, 2011 by baudattitude

This blog has been a bit anglo-centric of late and I’m not making apologies for that; my wife and I spent a very enjoyable two weeks in the UK and it was a trip that consumed a lot of our … Continue reading →

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A Trip To The Emerald City (No Dogs or Witches involved)

Posted on April 7, 2009 by baudattitude

I don’t, as a rule, go to comics conventions. Part of that is that I am quite recovered from the days when I was a raving comic book fanboy with a three-or-four hundred dollar a month habit, spread between following … Continue reading →

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Cautionary signs, effective:

Posted on November 24, 2008 by baudattitude

This is a “DANGER” sign that we saw on the front of a snow blower in Skagway, Alaska.  Note the cute little body parts flying out the back of the snow blower as the cute little guy gets sucked into … Continue reading →

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I got fan mail.

Posted on September 23, 2007 by baudattitude

So, I’ve done a Japan trip two summers in a row now, and the first time I got a request passed to me from one of my wife’s co-workers. She wanted some Japanese Pokemon cards for her 5 year old … Continue reading →

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A three…hour…tour…

Posted on August 23, 2007 by baudattitude

OK, no. It’s actually about 45 minutes, not three hours, by river boat from Asakusa from Odaiba, but what really counts isn’t how long it takes but how you’re getting there. This lovely thing is the Himiko, designed by Leiji … Continue reading →

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Surviving Comiket Market / Comiket

Posted on August 22, 2007 by baudattitude

If you are as crazy as I am, and for some reason you are a westerner who would like to go to Comic Market in Summer, I thought I would lay out a quick survival kit that you might consider … Continue reading →

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