Travelblog – 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 …

Bangkok

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

My flight via Moskow was on-time and quite relaxed. Arriving at BKK airport is as simple as it can be – if you stay less than 30 days you receive a free tourist visa upon …

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 …

Long time no see

On 16/09/2019 By apropos In On The Road, Österreich, Under Construction

Hello my dears, and a big SORRY for being quiet for so many days. The reason: I’m focusing on my business ^^ And it’s developing quite well – I just closed a deal for the …

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 …

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 …