It’s June 21st- the longest day of the year. Not that you’d know that in Tokyo, where the sun was still insistent on setting a little after half-past six every night. I’m jolted upright at 7:30 sharp, thanks to the capsule hotel pod’s alarm, a feature I was only just getting used to. I have …
Author Archives: Lucas Bourne
Trip Report – Tokyo, June 2019 – Part 3
When I last left you all I’d spent my first full day in Tokyo, having explored the area around my hotel over the course of the day. Today though I was feeling adventurous, finally deciding to get to grips with Tokyo’s metro system, and do some proper adventuring. Today’s itinerary would see me visiting the …
My Week in Music #01
Music is a part of this blog I’ve not really touched on a great deal so far, so let’s fix that. While never having studied music, I’m somewhat of a person with a passion for songs and artists alike. I’m an avid collector (read: hoarder) of vinyl records new and old, which I actually play …
Trip Report – Tokyo, June 2019 – Part 2
It’s been a while since the last post, sorry about that! I’ve been so busy over the weekend moving into my new house that I just haven’t had the time to fit posting in. That’s all sorted now though, so let’s get back to it. When we last left off I’d touched down in Japan …
Trip Report – Tokyo, June 2019 – Part 1
Like most people, I’m partial to a bit of travelling as often as my wallet allows. I’ve been all around the world satisfying my curiosity, from the panoramic views atop Chicago’s Willis Tower, to the crumbling city blocks of Pripyat and Chernobyl, but never have I set foot in Asia. It’s no wonder given how …
The Cold Brew #01 – Two Gingers
Coffee plays a pretty major part of my life. Whether it’s keeping me awake through an all-nighter or just to cool off on a hot summer’s day, I’ve become somewhat of a coffee addict over the past year or two. It’s because of this obsession that I couldn’t resist it’s advances into the blog- hell …
Why I Code
Being three years into a four year Computer Science degree, it’s pretty apparent I have a passion for coding and working on loads of different projects involving computers. In this post I’m going to try to go back to the start of this fascination, and hopefully get the full story leading up to right now. …
Hello World!
Original title, I know. This is the introductory post for all you lovely people who happen to stumble upon my humble little slice of the blogging world. It’ll have all sorts of fun facts about me, and about the direction I want to gently steer this blog in over the foreseeable future. Now let’s begin, …
Baristas & Breakpoints 