1. Travels in the Far East.

For much of my working career I was involved in administering a number of accounts for large Japanese companies. During that time I had to become familiar with, and eventually became fascinated by, elements of Japanese culture and the Japanese way of life, especially from a business perspective. Although I never had an opportunity to travel to the country during my working days, I became good friends with a number of work colleagues and clients and vowed that one day I would visit .

Fortunately, that day has now arrived and from the middle of October, Claire and I will be visiting Tokyo and then taking a cruise on the Diamond Princess around the Japanese archipelago, before venturing a little further afield and with ports of call in several other South East Asian countries. I would be delighted if you, dear reader, would like to join me on this venture through the means of this little blog.