Golden week is one of Japans biggest holidays. Three separate national holidays are all in this one week in early May. Most japanese people either get work off or take this time for themselves to travel. So working in a guesthouse in a tourist destination like Hiroshima means a lot of work. I came to […]
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Life in Hakuba – White Hill Lodge
Now that my stay in Hakuba has sadly ended, I wanted to share a little of what live is like there and some of the interesting things I’ve found around. I lived in a guesthouse called White Hill Lodge, which is in the Echoland part of Hakuba. When I first came here, the place was a […]
DIY Christmas
Christmas and the holiday season is definitely one of my favorite times of the year. Everything is glowing, decorated in red and green, the family comes together to celebrate. That is of course, if you live in a western country. Here in Japan, Christmas is just like any other day of the year. Since not […]
With 4 Bags through Tokyo – Day 1
5 am: After one final short sleep in my own bed, it was time to head out. (You can read about my travel plans here) I said my goodbyes to my sister and dad and drove to Frankfurt airport with my mom. Those were the first 248 kilometers of what was going to be a […]
Travel Plans
This is it! Today I start my journey through Japan. Since today is mostly a travel-day, there’s a lot of downtime and so I thought that I’ll share my travel plans with you today. Japan has always amazed me and after I visited Tokyo in summer 2015, I decided that I definitely wanted to see […]