A night on a train can be relaxing but also stressful, depending on exactly where you sleep. I’ve put together a few tips and tricks based on my experience on countless overnight trains. 1)...
I had already been on the road for an entire week, but it somehow didn’t feel like traveling. First, I had traveled through Germany visiting friends. Then, I explored Moscow -the Russian capital- with...
In this article of my series “Japan to Germany” I tell you about a day full of ice and snow, delicious pancakes, and timetable confusion. After a night in the airport hostel in Vladivostok,...
Cost Estimations / Japan / Plans and Preparing
by Alise · Published September 15, 2016 · Last modified June 25, 2020
any countries offer so called rail passes for foreigners as a all you can drive flat-rate. Even it’s a flat-rate those passes can be quite pricy. Japan – being the country of trains –...
Asia / Europe / Travel Reports / World Trip
by Alise · Published July 5, 2012 · Last modified September 14, 2016
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...
Backpacking is my favourite "hobby" and here I write tips, tricks and reports about it. More
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