Dreamy Summer Holiday in Bali

My Bali dream came true this summer! It was a wonderful trip, filled with breathtaking landscapes, encounters with the friendly locals, delicious food and beautiful cultural experiences. One of our guides told me that most Europeans usually spend at least one month in Bali, because they love adventure, hehe. One week is enough to have…

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One Day in Kuala Lumpur with SomewhereNotFar

Wow, more than one month already passed since my last post! This time I couldn’t post because I had to stay without a laptop for about one month… but now I got a new laptop and I’m finally back on track! Happy to be able to write here on the blog again 🙂 I have…

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3 Days in Taiwan

While I’m in Japan, besides discovering more of what this beautiful country has to offer, I also wish to explore new destinations around Asia. For this year’s Golden Week I chose Taiwan! Golden Week (April 29th – May 5th) is a series of Japanese holidays aligned for a whole week, such as The Emperor’s Birthday,…

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Edo-Tokyo Open Air Museum and Kawagoe

The warmer weather is perfect for little day trips, not far from central Tokyo. When my friend, Flavia, visited me over the weekend, I was thinking what we could visit together in Tokyo, as she loves museums and we both wanted to discover a new one. I have heard about Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum…

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Ume Matsuri at Yushima Tenmangu

Let’s continue the story about 梅 ume and spring in Tokyo. Over the last weekend, Tokyo was blessed with wonderful weather that couldn’t keep me inside. So, Saturday, I headed to this shrine I have heard of as being famous for its beautiful plum flowers (ume) and for Tenjin, the kami (god, spirit in Shinto)…

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Almost Spring in Tokyo

It is getting warmer and warmer, birds are singing, trees started to bloom, winter is almost gone and spring is ready to take its place. Many argue that spring is the best season to visit Japan and the reason for that are of course the country’s famous sakura or cherry blossoms. But before hanami or…

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Japan’s Natural Beauty: Higanbana

Admiring seasonal flowers is a favorite national pastime in Japan, and as I am also a huge flower lover, I decided to go to the Red Spider Lily Festival (September 16th -October 1st, 2017) in Hidaka, Saitama, about an hour and a half train trip from Tokyo. The Kinchakuda Manjushage Park is the largest park…

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