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Going underground

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Nev

Today I purchased a day ticket for the Tokyo Metro and set off exploring, armed only with my iPhone subway map. I started off in the Sony Building, mainly slobbering over the 70″ Bravia (a snip at ¥4 million) and … Continue reading →

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Big in Japan

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Nev

Yesterday I took a trip to Akihabara – the electronics center of Tokyo. Gadgets, toys and flashing lights are everywhere there. It is quieter than usual at the moment after the horrific attack last month and the subsequent attack on … Continue reading →

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Sport sport sport sport sport

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Nev

I returned to the MCG yesterday for a stadium tour and visit to the National Sports Museum. The MCG has 100,000 members, 200 of which volunteer to give the tours. Our guide for the day was a elderly chap named … Continue reading →

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Blast from the past

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Nev

I passed a few hours this afternoon at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image where the Game On exhibition is currently underway. I missed this in Edinburgh last year so it was a pleasant surprise to stumble upon it. … Continue reading →

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I ♥ NY

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Nev

Just as it says on the t-shirt. I spent lunchtime in Central Park where “passive activities like reading, relaxing, sunbathing and daydreaming are encouraged” and then this afternoon walking around the American Museum of Natural History. My New York City … Continue reading →

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Culture vulture

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Nev

I decided that yesterday wasn’t the day for looking out of tall buildings so it turned out to be my day of culture with a walk up 5th Avenue (pausing to browse the Apple Store obviously) to Museum Mile and … Continue reading →

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