Jpatokal

Great makings, Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea

予もいづれの年よりか There came a time when

片雲の風にさそはれて invited by drifting clouds

漂泊の思ひやまず I set off on a journey

海浜にさすらへ to wander along the seashores 芭蕉

Writing

• Drifting Clouds (travel)
• Gyrovague (thought)

Travel photography

Africa: Zambia

Asia: Cambodia China India Indonesia Hong Kong Japan Laos Malaysia Maldives Singapore South Korea Thailand Vietnam

Europe: Belgium Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary Italy Malta Norway Slovenia Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

Middle East: Egypt Israel Jordan Palestine Saudi Arabia Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates

North America and the Caribbean: Bahamas Canada Puerto Rico United States

Oceania: Australia Cook Islands New Zealand

Top 100 (not all travel-related)

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Travel stories

Where in the world is Jpatokal? Jpatokal's primary loci of oscillation are Sydney, Tokyo and San Francisco. He was last spotted eating a Gold Medal Croquette in Yufuin.

• Flight map on OpenFlights

• Serpent Across the Mekong: The State Railways of Thailand are Decadent and Depraved
• Beer, Bacon and Bargirls: A Multimodal Escape to Bahrain
• Wahhabalinese Adventures 2: Delhi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Janadriyah
• Wahhabalinese Adventures 1: Singapore, Riyadh and Bali
• Erratically Hellenic, yet Unexpectedly Arabic: Athens, Hydra, Dubai, Abu Dhabi
• Tall Taiwan Tales: Chiayi, Alishan, Guanzihling, Taipei
• Earthquakes, Gamblers, Pirates and Oysters: Around the World in 60 Days
• Cambodia Chronicles: Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville and Siem Reap
• The Double-Almost-RTW, Part 1: SIN-BKK-ICN-LAX and back on OZ C/TR Y
• The Double-Almost-RTW, Part 2: SIN-LHR-Europe-YOW and back on SQ/AC C and lotsa LCCs
• From the Heart of Africa to the Top of the World: SIN-LLW-LYR-YOW-PUS-SIN
• To the Lost Kingdom of Mu and Beyond: SIN-NGO-ISG-OGN-ISG-OKA-HND-NRT-SIN
• Fly is Cheap: Low-Cost Adventures in Indonesia

Travel plans

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en-N This user has a native understanding of English. fi-N Tämän käyttäjän äidinkieli on suomi. ja-3 この利用者は上級の日本語ができます。 fr-3 Cet utilisateur dispose de connaissances avancées en français. es-2 Este usuario tiene un conocimiento intermedio del español. id-1 Pengguna ini mampu bersumbangsih dengan bahasa Indonesia tingkat dasar. ms-1 Pengguna ini memiliki kemahiran asas dalam bahasa Melayu. zh-1 这位用户的中文达到初级水平。
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Presently unexplored, but hopefully not for long:

• Australia: Coober Pedy, Lord Howe Island, Tasmania, ...
• Brunei
• China: Gansu, Yunnan
• East Timor
• India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep
• Indonesia: Baliem Valley, Banda Islands, Bangka-Belitung, Sabang (Pulau Weh), Sumatra (Lake Toba), Tana Toraja
• Japan: Kyushu, Amami Islands, Gujo Hachiman, Miyako Islands, Tsugaru, Yakushima, Yunotsu Onsen
• Korea: Gyeongju, Jeju
• Malaysia: Labuan, Mulu, Sipadan
• New Zealand
• Palau
• Philippines: Cebu, Manila
• Sri Lanka

Scripts

• MediaWiki::Gateway -- your one-stop shop for using the MediaWiki API through Ruby

一筋の光

一筋の光を信じてみるの? Will you try to believe in a ray of light?

それとも暗闇に怯えるの? Or will you quiver in darkness?

いつかは皆旅立つ Someday everybody sets out on a journey

その日がきっと来るね That day will definitely come

全てを捨ててもいい程 It will be OK to throw it all away

これから始まって行く物語は The story that begins now

不安と希望に満ちてる‥　Is filled with uncertainty and hope... あゆ