WHERE HOWARD GOES

Travel photography and storytelling by Howard Cheng


Stories

  • Hiking on the Sólheimajökull glacier
    Hiking on the Sólheimajökull glacier

    Getting off the van and onto the uneven ground of the Sólheimajökull base camp, we were ushered towards a group of guides stood by some picnic tables piled with equipment. With a helmet on my head, and an ice axe and crampons in hand and after a safety briefing, our group followed our guides along…

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  • Japan’s Struggle with Tourists’ Bad Behaviour
    Japan’s Struggle with Tourists’ Bad Behaviour

    Recently, Japan tourism has hit international headlines with rather controversial stories. On 8 March 2024, The Guardian reported that Kyoto would be banning tourists from parts of the city due to the bad behaviour of tourists affecting locals. On 30 April 2024, The Mainichi reported that Fujikawaguchiko had started work to construct large black screens…

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  • Brief Reflections on the Sky at Night
    Brief Reflections on the Sky at Night

    I have always had a fascination with the night sky since I was a child, and I always enjoyed re-reading the mythical stories of the fabled heroes who have constellations and cosmic bodies named after them – Perseus the demigod and Andromeda his wife (a constellation and a galaxy respectively), Cassiopeia (Andromeda’s mother and a…

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  • T’is the Season for Hanami
    T’is the Season for Hanami

    春が来た桜花は開く長くない The spring has now comeCherry blossoms are bloomingBut only fleeting I usually find myself preferring the cold and dark of winter, all the more so coming up to December with the gentle glow of Christmas lights. I sometimes wonder whether I may have reverse seasonal affective disorder, where I find summer makes me tired,…

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