Category: Tips and Info

[Backpacker Gear] Water filter from Sawyer

Pipe water standards are varying all over the world, before drinking pipe water you should always check first, even if you just want to use for cleaning you teeth. Sometimes there is no kiosk...

Is it worth buying a JR-Pass?

I added a JR-Pass 2nd class for 14 days to my sample trip in Japan. This costs 46.390 Yen (September 2014) which is quite a bit. So is this really worth buying? I already...

How much does it cost to travel Japan?

Everybody says Japan is an expensive country, a night in a hostel dorm could cost about 30$. To give some detailed information about costs in Japan I made the following overview. And if you...