Reiseblog – apropos

Koh Lanta

On 30/01/2020 By apropos In On The Road, Thailand

My next destination is Koh Lanta in the South of Thailand. Koh Lanta is more laid back than the area around Phuket, still it provides all touristic amenities. I’m taking the ferry from Krabi and enjoy …

Night Train to Surat Thani (and further to Krabi)

On 20/01/2020 By apropos In Thailand

I’d like to go further to the south – so I am boarding the night train to Surat Thani (Sleeper with AirCon 780THB directly at Hua Lumphong Ticket Counter). The Sleeper Compartment with Air Condition …

Welcome to Thailand

On 16/01/2020 By apropos In On The Road, Thailand

After a veeery long phase in Austria I am finally on the road again. I’m heading towards south east Asia – for me, those countries have a special magic. I’m going to Thailand for the …

Kyoto

On 25/09/2019 By apropos In Japan, On The Road

After our excursion into the woods we return to the city life. From Hakone we take a ‘normal’ train to Okayama and then Shinkansen which takes us to Kyoto in 40 minutes. There is a …

A word about public transport – getting around in Japan

On 23/09/2019 By apropos In Japan, On The Road

Japanese are awesome and they are making their lives really easy with public transport – and tourists benefit from that. We already used the train, bus, metro, tram, ferry and plane and it always worked …

Hakone & Gora

On 20/09/2019 By apropos In Japan, On The Road

Today we are exploring the mountains of Hakone. The weather is cloudy and steamy as usual. Earlier that day we woke up in our Japanese bed (meaning: we slept on the floor) 😀 and it …

Nikko

On 18/09/2019 By apropos In Japan, On The Road

In the National Park, 2 hours by train north-west of Tokyo, is the temple area of Nikko with the Tosho-gu Shrine. The buildings date back to the Edo period between 1603 and 1868 when Japan …

Tokyo

On 16/09/2019 By apropos In Japan

Arriving in Tokyo at 08:00 in the morning on a Saturday … that was probably a good idea, because we avoid the business crowds. Altogether we spent 3 days in Tokyo and that is faaaar …

Japan – A guest contribution

On 16/09/2019 By apropos In Japan, On The Road

Hello my dears, as some of you are aware, my sister Dagmar and her boyfriend Victor are touring through Japan at the moment – and from now on you can follow their trip her on …

N Kapse Ding – Carnival in January

On 03/01/2019 By apropos In South Africa, On The Road

For sure: the South Africans like to party. How come I know this already after one day in Cape Town? It is because of the Carnival. No joke: To welcome the new year properly, the …

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

On 27/12/2018 By apropos In On The Road

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, my dears! I spent peaceful Christmas-Days with my family. A huge Christmas tree adorns the living room of my parents and we enjoy our family-time. The last …

Hermione – a real beauty

On 11/11/2018 By apropos In France, On The Road

In tedious and detail-loving passion, craftsmen and amateurs have recreated a frigate true to the original. The ship can be visited in Rochefort – a city that played a significant role in the history of …

Île d’Oléron

On 07/11/2018 By apropos In France, On The Road

Hello my dears, I’m back from a two-weeks-break. And I’m writing to you from Paradise. I lit up the fireplace and now I chill on the couch with a glass of wine. I just returned …

Bordeaux

On 21/10/2018 By apropos In France, On The Road

Bordeaux cannot be explored by foot. Bordeaux must be explored by taste. Under the leadership of Alain Juppé, who is the mayor of the city since 12 years, Bordeaux became the second capital city of …

Tu es un hombre?

On 15/10/2018 By apropos In Spain, On The Road

Sometimes crazy things are happening 🙂 I am sitting at the beach and watch the surfers playing with the waves. Around me happy people are strolling along the boulevard. Some of them wearing wetsuits, some …