Author: Manon & Honza
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Thoughts about Japan
It has been only 5 months since we left Japan and we get to resume our last days in the country and why we left rather quickly. Our original plan was to stay for the whole length of our one year visa and maybe even extend, but the truth is that we did not push…
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Detours from Tokyo to Kyoto
After four days in Tokyo, mostly spent in parks and at the inevitable Shibuya Crossing, we leave the city and take the train back out to Nikko, where we had left our car. I am exhausted from the city and happy to be back in nature. In the evening, we walk through the worldheritage temple…
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Tohoku – the northern gem of Japan
With less than 2% of the total number of tourists, the Tohoku region, north of Tokyo, is one of the least touristic regions in Japan. Despite the low numbers, however, it is not little known. In 2011, the prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate were catapulted into the global media when a tsunami almost 40 metres…
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A week on the Michinoku Coastal Trail
It starts with seagulls. Between 30,000 and 40,000 birds are nesting around the Kabushima Shrine, a beautiful building nestled on a rock formation on the shores of Hachinohe. Umbrellas with white marks are ready for visitors to borrow… for obvious reasons. We had just bought French pastries, and I clutch the bag tightly while walking…
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A season in Niseko
One of Honza’s dreams was to ski in the world-famous powder snow of Hokkaido. In the summer of 2024, when we were looking for our next destination, the choice was easy. Eating ramen and sushi while spending the winter month in a snow paradise seemed like the ideal combination. And it is. What to expect…
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Roadtrip through Hokkaido
Hokkaido is Japan’s northernmost island and home to wild nature and lots of National Parks. Due to its number of remote areas to discover, it’s perfect for a road and hiking trip. We spent two weeks before the start of the winter season in Niseko, exploring the island. Shakotan Peninsula The Shakotan Peninsula, west of…
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Huskies, Reindeers and Northern Lights
A few kilometers over the Polar Circle, in between pine trees and lakes, lies a beautiful lodge. The lakes around it are frozen and the trees are thickly covered in snow, bending under the weight of the frozen water mass. On Christmas Day 2023, we make ourselves comfortable in a six-bed compartment on the overnight…
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The Pacific Crest Trail
How it began The Pacific Crest Trail goes along the West coast of the United States from Mexico to Canada. Or from Canada to Mexico. A few crazy people have walked the whole thing – I am quite proud to be one of them. It’s May 2023, I have arrived in San Diego with a…
The World for Us to See 