Posts with tag ”tokyo”
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Legendary hotels
Some hotels in the world are steeped in myths and lore. Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles is arguably one of the most legendary hotels in the world, with equally legendary guests.
Movie locations around the world part 8
This is part 8 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Parts Unknown, No Reservations, The Layover, Michael Palin’s New Europe, Michael Palin’s Pole to Pole, Michael Palin’s Sahara, Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation…
Inspirational travel movies
Movies are dangerous things. They make us fall in love with places we’ve never been and romanticize cities that smell considerably worse in real life.
Movie locations around the world
This is the first part of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Mission Impossible, Talented Mr Ripley, Lost in Translation, Fellowship of the Ring, Highlander, French Connection, Monty Python and the Holy Grail…
From Gothenburg to Tokyo by train
There’s something ridiculous about stepping onto a train in Gothenburg with nothing but a backpack and the vague ambition to end up in Tokyo. Nine time zones. Seven countries. Endless buckets of hot coffee.
Being Godzilla in Tokyo
Tokyo is not a city designed for people like me. At six-foot-five, I move through its streets like a slightly less destructive version of Godzilla. No radioactive breath, no appetite for skyscrapers, just an oversized gaijin trying not to decapitate himself on low-hanging signs.
Realistic subway maps
Subway maps lie to you. Not maliciously, of course. They lie for your own good. They take the sprawling, chaotic underground plumbing of a city and turn it into something reassuring. Neat colored lines, evenly spaced stations and tidy little intersections.