Japan

By MojcaOctober 2, 2019

Why Japan is awesome

This post is long overdue. Honestly, I was planning on writing it last year when I returned from my sabbatical but it kind of got lost in my drafts. I might have forgotten some things by now, but check out my list of things making…

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By MojcaDecember 27, 2018

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Japan itinerary

There are tons of places to see and go to in Japan and of course also tons of different itineraries on how to do it. When I was planning my route, the only thing I really knew was that I wanted to include the islands…

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By MojcaJuly 23, 2018

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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…

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By MojcaJuly 19, 2018

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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),…

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By MojcaJuly 18, 2018

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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…

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