69 days to go - planning my adventure
20 januari 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ -2 °C
Let‘s Go! Well, not yet, but planning is at least as much fun as looking forward to this trip! I’m so excited so much to do but some things I can already check:
- Destinations decided ✅
- VisaLäs mer
Saber Vivir en Barcelona
23 februari 2024, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Time seems to run - only 30 days to go till my adventure starts.
Yet, I am not spending my time planning and preparing at home but went in a business trip to wonderful Barcelona. Meetings, MobileLäs mer
Snow-Fun in Sölden
9–15 mars 2024, österrike ⋅ ☁️ -4 °C
What would life be without some get away now and then… I know, I’ll have a lot of time for get-away very very soon. Still, the annual skiing trip couldn’t be skipped. And what should I say: itLäs mer
From Chaos to Time off
29 mars–1 apr. 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
What a week, it seemed like an unsolvable challenge to pack for a trip like this! So what do you pack when you travel for four months, to four countries, in four seasons? Not an easy task and I sureLäs mer
My first day Tokyo Baby
3–6 apr. 2024, Japan ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Tokyo, finally - after a rough first night, we headed off to discover this beautiful city. Starting at the amazing shibuja crossing with the seemingly efficient pedestrian and traffic flow (by the wayLäs mer
Los Geht’s ✈️
4 april 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Finally the day is there - but it still doesn’t feel like I am leaving my Bonn home for four months now :)
I feel like a donkey with all the luggage - and before I leave for the real JapaneseLäs mer
Tokyo day 2
5 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Tokyo is just so exciting to just tell the story in 1 blogpost.
So, on my second day here, Lena and headed for the Tsukiji fish market and
- after stumbling into a traditional Japanese wedding byLäs mer
Nett hier…
6 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
… aber waren Sie schon mal in Baden Württemberg?
They are everywhere. When in Iceland, we found them at every place and I’ll keep the lookout while I’m traveling. Wo this is the Japan sectionLäs mer
Off to Kyoto - Day 1
6 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today it’s my first ride in the Shinkansen - I’m taking the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen that brings me to Kyoto, which would be a 6+ hours drive - in just 2:12hrs - right on time! And apparentlyLäs mer
Go with the flow - Day 2 in Kyoto 🌸
7 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
After my first night in a capsule hotel - which was surprisingly pleasant :) - I now head off for my second day in Kyoto. And there’s a lot in my list…
Starting off with wandering through theLäs mer
ResenärSounds like a great adventure, now I also want to do a travel and time off like this :) do you have pictures of the capsule hotel? Habe fun and a great adventure travel time
ResenärWill take some today ;) haha maybe you get some more weeks and just come join me in Australia or New Zealand 😘😘😘
ResenärIch würde dich so gerne besuchen 😻aber leider sind keine Urlaubstage mehr frei 😘
♥️🦌Nara 🦌♥️
8 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
6:00 the alarm goes off and for a second I hated my life 😂 but then I remembered that it was going to be Nara today - bowing deer 🦌😅, massive temples, shrines…
So off we went!
Starting offLäs mer
About the capsule hotel…
8 april 2024, Japan ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
… not just bunk beds…
Just for you to get an idea of how to stay in Kyoto ;)
2 square meters of bed to sleep in, free amenities, free drinks in the evening, lockers in one floor, bathrooms onLäs mer
Kyoto again
9 april 2024, Japan ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Starting my last day in Kyoto with beautiful Fushimi Inari. Set, it’s as crowded as it can get. But with an unplanned hike up the mountain behind, I get some space :) and a little dragonLäs mer
Ending Kyoto and …
10 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
… with a visit to big Buddhist Temple Bulkō-ji and Byōdō-Temple for health.
And then it’s just a 45 min. Train ride with the Hankyu Kyoto limited express to Osaka - a really beautiful vintageLäs mer
Off to Osaka
10 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Whilst Kyoto is really traditional, Osaka is a bustling, loud, colorful city.
Starting with some culture and tradition at Osaka Castle! Impressive from the outside, rather dull museum from the insideLäs mer
Osaka … starting early
11 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Today I got up really early to soo wonderful Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine without too many tourists. And my efforts were rewarded. Just a few locals and not other tourists at all 😍 and wonderfulLäs mer
🌸Sakura impressions 🌸
11 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
One big reason why I included Japan in my travels is, that it was Sakura season (cherry blossom) -t the time I started my trip!
And it’s really beautiful to see all those trees blossoming, though, ILäs mer
Hiroshima - great city, great history
12 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Starting with the Shinkansen from Osaka to Hiroshima in just 1:25h, a 330km journey which would usually take 4:30hrs.
Arrived and off to beautiful Shukeien garden with blossoming cherries and otherLäs mer
… Atomic Bomb Memorial
12 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After a little Indian lunch, I head to the atomic bomb dome, a former commerce building skeleton after the 1945 atomic bombing. Very impressive. And proceeding to the peace memorial park, with peaceLäs mer
Cat therapy - desperate for furry cutie
12 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After this really emotional and saddening side of the day, I long for something relaxing. Cat therapy is the means of choice 🐈 ♥️
Day trip to Miyajima
13 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today I headed off early to Miyajima to skip the masses. First train then little ferry and here I am, with just a handful of other early tourists… or maybe ten hands ;) the island also has someLäs mer
Leaving Hiroshima
14 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
What a wonderful city! I am not really sure about what it is, but I really fell to like Hiroshima. The people, the peace park, Miyajima and so on. A great place.
Yet I still have to leave. But beforeLäs mer
Going back to Tokyo
14 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The Shikansen back to Tokyo takes only 3:50 for what would be a 10 hour car ride. And it has a great highlight up its sleeve: due to the great weather and my seat by the window, I finally get aLäs mer
Early up in Tokyo
15 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Today I’m early up and out of the hotel. I want to get an early go to Tsukiji Outer market (fish market) and do some shopping and maybe grab a little snack. But before: walking by wonderful BuddhistLäs mer
About my last evening in Tokyo
15 april 2024, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Not many words needed I think. Japan was great and enjoyed my last evening to the fullest - really delicious sushi made by a great chef at Uogashi Nihon-Ichi Shibuya Dogenzaka. SOOOO Yummi!
AndLäs mer