Two months into my sabbatical
My sabbatical started two months ago, and oh my, how the time flies when you’re having fun. ๐ I wrote a list of things I wanted to do at the beginning and it is time to do a quick review of my plans and what…
Month: July 2018
Moshi Moshi from Ishigakijima
Almost two weeks ago we landed on beautiful Ishigaki, the main island of the Yaeyama islands, which are the southernmost and westernmost inhabited islands of Japan. If you look at the map, they are closer to Taiwan, and while we’re still in Japan some things…
Going zen in Koya-san
We said to ourselves – if we haven’t done a ryokan, we have to do a temple stay, so we left Osaka early in the morning to catch our metro, find lockers for our backpacks at Osaka Namba station (they are btw available almost everywhere),…
Two days in vibrant Osaka
When you think Osaka, what kind of an impression do you get? Honestly, I kind of thought this would be more of an “in between” destination for a couple of days until we reach the islands or a “smaller Tokyo”. I was wrong, it made…
Artsy date night in Gion
Our last day in Kyoto definitely came around too fast. We spent it exploring one of the most famous sights of Kyoto, the one I was really looking forward to, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in 35ยฐ heat. It is without a doubt impressively beautiful but also…