Lessons learned while traveling
Just recently I had a conversation with a friend which inspired me for writing this post. I learned many things while traveling and also a few principles which I use every day. Don’t be...
Category: Travel Reports
A bit of Bangkok within 5 hours transit
I had a five hours transit in Bangkok on my flight to Myanmar. This is pretty long, I’ve been to Bangkok before but my friend wasn’t, so we decided to leave the airport. After...
Must Have Sights in Kyoto
Every Japanese person I ask for a recommendation immediately answers go to Kyoto. As many other places Kyoto has many sights, here is my recommendation if your time is limited to two days. Kinkaku-ji...
Autumn in Japan: A trip to Hakone
Autumn is coming in Japan and during that time viewing autumn leaves is as popular as cherry blossoms in Spring. Two famous places to do so are Hakone and Nikko which are both closely...
Climbing Mount Fuji
The official season for climbing Mount Fuji is in July and August, otherwise it’s to cold and dangerous. I heard that you can register if you want to climb off season, but I also...
Enlightenment in Nara
While planning a trip to Japan you definitely hear about Nara. Japans ancient capital is famous for it’s old temples and shrines. Located between Kyoto and Osaka it’s the perfect location for a day...
Welcome to the jungle
One of the best things I ever did was staying/living in the rain forest for four days. I tied my hammock in a house made of bamboo without windows, no electricity and yes I...
Confusion in San Jose
After Christmas, well on the 2nd day 😉 I wanted to take a bus from San Jose to Puerto Viejo which is on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. I knew the location of...
78 hours later – The end of a long train ride
Wow – over three days have passed since our departure from Moscow. Now I’m in Irkutsk and have travelled about 5000 km with many stops and a lot of impressions. I’m still very impressed...
Moscow-Moscow
And finally leaving Germany was like a second start of my world trip. Here is a really short statement on my first impression on Russia. I was impressed from the hostel. It was cheap...
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