Two things which often scare people away from visiting Japan are the language and the higher cost of living – especially for asian standards. While I am far from an expert in the Japanese language, I do have some tips on how to travel the country on a budget.
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Racing through Japan by Shinkansen
A story about travelling on the japanese high speed trains. And debunking some myths around the JR-Pass.
Fasnacht – Swiss carnival traditions
This story is not a travel story per se, but gives some background information about Swiss carnival.
Hiroshima – History, Food, Nature
A story about a very surprising city and its strong inhabitants.
Looking for Valentín
A story about getting lost and looking for someone you hardly know in a country without internet access.
Sziget – Island of Freedom
One of the world’s largest music festivals is actually so much more than a music festival. Every year in August the Obudai island in the Danube river in Budapest turns into the Island of Freedom for a week. This international revolution of love might be the closest thing to Woodstock there is today.
Japan’s greatest treasure
Though I got to see the snow monkeys during my first trip to Japan in 2018, I did not manage to jump in to the “Onsen” myself. Tattoo issues and hangovers successfully prevented Tina & I from visiting the public baths. So when I went back to Japan in 2019, I was determined to make it happen. And which place is better than the south western most main island Kyushu. It’s two big and still active volcanoes Aso & Sakurajima fuel the many hot spring resorts.
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