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  • Checkin to Fallow

    Fallow 51.50939310000517 -0.1327736000188574
    Mar 10, 2025
    by James
    in London, Greater London, United Kingdom
    My first Sunday roast. Incredible πŸ‘πŸ»
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  • Checkin to CafΓ© Vins

    CafΓ© Vins 51.51328 -0.139075
    Mar 09, 2025
    by James
    in London, Greater London, United Kingdom
    Latte time
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  • Checkin to Leicester Square

    Leicester Square 51.5105186594565 -0.1300978660583496
    Mar 09, 2025
    by James
    in London, Greater London, United Kingdom
    There is no darkness but ignorance.
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  • Mar 09, 2025
    by James
    Morning Tootle Around Hyde Park
    Pacing all messed up with jet lag and photo taking. Leo told me to take photos of myself, so I obliged.

    4.7km

    36.1min

    34.8m climbed

    158.3avg bpm

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  • Checkin to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

    London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 51.46999605336242 -0.4589796066284179
    Mar 09, 2025
    by James
    in London, Greater London, United Kingdom
    That’s a long flight
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  • Checkin to Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport (HND) (ζ±δΊ¬ε›½ιš›η©ΊζΈ― (ηΎ½η”°η©ΊζΈ―))

    Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport (HND) (ζ±δΊ¬ε›½ιš›η©ΊζΈ― (ηΎ½η”°η©ΊζΈ―)) 35.54846517643472 139.7802546992898
    Mar 08, 2025
    by James
    in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    brb heading to πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§
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  • Mar 04, 2025
    by James
    Lunch Run
    Running faster does not make the clock tick faster, but 3rd fastest 5km. :not-bad-Obama:

    5.0km

    30.8min

    25.4m climbed

    151.2avg bpm

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  • The Week #244

    Mar 04, 2025
    by James
    • 🏝️ We had true spring weather over the weekend: clear blue skies and nearing 20 degrees. It's back to winter now. But we took full advantage of the weather and went to Enoshima, starting from the Monorail station.
      Looking over the harbor

      There were a lot of people, but manageable.Β  I was surprised by the number of foreign tourists there these days. Pre-covid, I'd only see a few here or there, but now they're everywhere. Which is good for the economy and explains how the offerings are changing. Slowly the old seafood houses are getting replaced with pizza and hip cafes. On one hand, the showa vibes are rapid disappearing makes me miss an era I never experienced in Japan, but it's for the best to remain relevant.
      Walking down the main drag

      On the island we found (definitely not showa!) a robot cotton candy machine where you can select amongst 6 different shapes with varying colors in a single candy. It was great and it memorized all the kids walking past.

      On the way back to get a coffee and head home we stopped by the beach for 20 minutes, letting Leo throw rocks into the ocean. Surprisingly he listened to us and did not wet, which is good as we did not have a change of clothes with us.
    • πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈWhen we got home from Enoshima, I realized this trip marked a huge milestone for Leo. He walked the entire 3~km there and back without me carrying him or putting him on my shoulders once. He didn't even mention it. It used to be we'd barely walk 100m and he'd want up on my shoulders. Or any crowd at all and up he'd climb. I was mentally prepared for it at some point going back, but nope. πŸ‘ I'm proud, but also a little sad because I know the last shoulder ride is closer than I realized.
    • πŸŽ₯ I watched this video about this couple's low tech eco living apartment in Paris. It's incredible how they've made the entire place an ecosystem, from growing 120 different kinds of plants inside, harvesting mushrooms, to growing their own protein (πŸ¦—). It's all a bit too much for me, but I love their dedication. The way we make humans live in a more sustainable manner isn't through growing mushrooms in your shower, but though making sustainable choices cheaper and better. Solar, wind, batteries, EVs are a good first step because EVs and heatpumps are, even if you ignore how they're powered, a better experience than petrol cars and gas-based heaters. The future is solarpunk.
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  • Checkin to Tully's Coffee

    Tully's Coffee 35.311033963262076 139.48723098303842
    Mar 02, 2025
    by James
    in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
    A cuppa before heading home from Enoshima. As is tradition. Feels like spring out today.🌞
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  • Mar 01, 2025
    by James
    🌸 Warm Blossom Run
    First run in just shorts and a shirt in months. Feels great. But also my irregular running as of late is becoming apparent when I’m out. Gotta fix that.

    4.5km

    30.1min

    24.4m climbed

    160.9avg bpm

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