This wednesday I went to the city of Nara with one of the volunteers from the guesthouse. It’s around an hour away from Kyoto and very easy to reach from Kyoto station. As soon as we arrived we were overwhelmed with the amount of deer merchandise. Deer shaped cookies, deer towels and literally everything else […]
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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 […]
Well Hello! Join me on my first test entry!
Hi there! This is my first test entry to this blog, mostly to see how this website works and how to use it properly. I’m going to start posting more here as soon as my trip starts on December 1st. Writing this blog will be a challenge for me. Long-form, consistently published writing is something […]