Japan: Nagasaki’s Atomic Bomb Museum
Japan: The artistry of straw
Croatia: Dubrovnik, the pearl of the Adriatic
Estonia: a frightening experience in Tallinn’s KUMU museum
Japan: Endless views of Mt. Fuji
Japan: Adachi Museum of Art near Matsue
Japan: Totorri sand dunes
Japan: Sapporo to Nagano on the Twilight Express sleeper
Japan: How to get to the Snow Monkeys
Japan: A visit to see the Snow Monkeys!
Japan: Asahikawa’s Ice Festival
Japan: Otaru’s lights and lanterns
Japan: Sapporo’s 62nd Snow Festival
Culture»
Japan: Nagasaki’s Atomic Bomb Museum (0)
It is the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Japan today. We all know that it was not only the quake and the tsunami that followed that caused such devastating destruction, but also the damage to the atomic reactors in Fukushima. Before March 11, 2011, I dare say that no one knew about Fukushima. [...]
Destinations»
Japan: The artistry of straw (0)
The country and culture that has given us Ikebana – that ever-so-sophisticated art of arranging flowers – has also created an artful way of keeping trees and bushes from falling apart under the weight of snow. When you consider, that every one of these trees is wrapped and strapped by hand twice a year – [...]
Events»
Japan: A visit to see the Snow Monkeys! (10)
When the baby monkey gazed up at me from the safe folds of her mother’s warm embrace, well, who wouldn’t melt? Ever since seeing a report on TV about the red-faced Macaque monkeys enjoying the natural volcanic hot springs near Nagano, I had wanted to visit them. And now I was here, communing mutely with [...]
Food and drink»
Japan: Delicious white strawberries! (1)
Ever on the lookout for new gourmet taste sensations, I found these white strawberries in Tokyo’s famous wholesale Tsukiji food market. Beautifully packaged, as they should be for the price of 800 Yen for 6 strawberries in early February (that’s about $10 or 8 Euro). Amazingly, they really tasted like strawberries, as did the red [...]
Gardens, Parks, Nature»
Japan: How to get to the Snow Monkeys (0)
The journey to see the monkeys is half the fun, but involves some planning. Think of it as a day excursion and be sure to allow time. A snowy day is ideal because the chances of seeing many monkeys in the water are good – afer all, they want to get warm! On a nice [...]
Observations»
Bangkok to Penang: 24 hour International Express Train (14)
Nowadays, the internet is the source of instant information and this is especially true for travel news. I forget how I found www.seat61.com but in no time, I was intrigued by the very detailed account of how to get from Bangkok to Butterworth, which is the railway station to get to Georgetown on Penang Island [...]
Travel tips»
Japan: Tokyo to Sapporo with the Hokutosei sleeper train (1)
For holders of the JR Railpass, this is a good option to get from Tokyo to Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido. The Hokutosei is a tokkyu limited sleeper express and leaves at 7 p.m. from Ueno Station, arriving the next morning at 11:15 a.m. in Sapporo. That is about 17 hours, but there [...]
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