The Secret Map

Travel Essays by Simon Slater

Tag: monkey park

  • Of Men and Monkeys

    “Why do you care about monkeys so much” asked my Kyoto-based Couchsurfing host. It was a good question, and one i hadn’t thought about too much before. I mean, the answer seemed obvious enough – monkeys are awesome. Little furry people who chuck poo and cause mischief. Who doesn’t want a pet monkey? I mean, in…

  • Big in Japan: A Link to the Future is a series of three short films I made over one week during a trip to the Kansai area of Japan. After making an impromptu biking video last summer, I felt compelled to make a film about one of my friends who featured in it, Kevin, along with…