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 …
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Night Train to Surat Thani (and further to Krabi)
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 …
Continue readingWelcome to 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 …
Continue readingKyoto
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 …
Continue readingA word about public transport – getting around in Japan
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 …
Continue readingHakone & Gora
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Continue readingJapan – A guest contribution
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 …
Continue readingN Kapse Ding – Carnival in January
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 …
Continue readingO Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
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 …
Continue readingHermione – a real beauty
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 …
Continue readingÎle d’Oléron
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 …
Continue readingBordeaux
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 …
Continue readingTu es un hombre?
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 …
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