<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Merman Adventures</title><description>A campervan journey — photos, stories, and the road.</description><link>https://www.mermanadventures.com/</link><item><title>Sapporo — ramen, snow, and the last few days</title><link>https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/sapporo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/sapporo/</guid><description>An hour and a half in the air and we were somewhere else entirely. Snow on the shoulders of the road, thicker coats, and the best bowl of ramen either of us had ever eaten.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2027 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kyoto — the long way south</title><link>https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/kyoto/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/kyoto/</guid><description>Eight hours of driving on roads that barely feel like highways, with the kei truck patiently hovering around 90. We arrived in Kyoto at dusk and the city had all its lanterns already lit.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2027 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tokyo — off the plane, into the rain</title><link>https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/tokyo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/tokyo/</guid><description>Eleven hours, two meals and a small movie later, we landed at Narita in rain the colour of the sea. Three days to find our feet before we picked up the kei truck.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2027 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Flinders Ranges — the first proper outback</title><link>https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/flinders-ranges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/flinders-ranges/</guid><description>Five nights in the Flinders. Emus at breakfast, wallabies at dusk, and a ridge walk that took eight hours and most of our water.</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Barossa Valley — small hills, big shiraz</title><link>https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/barossa-valley/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/barossa-valley/</guid><description>Three nights among vines. A slow rhythm starts to appear — long breakfasts, short drives, and an alarming number of cellar-door conversations with strangers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Adelaide — the starting line</title><link>https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/adelaide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mermanadventures.com/posts/adelaide/</guid><description>Two nights in the driveway testing every system, arguing gently about where we&apos;ve packed the second spare tyre, and calling it a shakedown. Then, finally, the road.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>