Chichibu – The First Onsen
I remembered we got on and off trains a lot to get to the Chichibu onsen. It wouldn’t be far from the truth to say the journey left a deeper […]
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Takaragawa Onsen
Like a virgin Since 2010, together with my running buddies, we have been making yearly trips to Japan and onsens always feature prominently in our itineraries. Takaragawa Onsen was one […]
All the ‘Men’ We Ate in Kyushu
Can’t last a day without Men (麺) When in Japan, you can’t not eat ‘men’. There are all kinds of men in Japan. Ramen. Soba. Udon. Instant. Bespoke. Have them hot, […]
Hike Montenvers
First, to the Blue Lake From inside the cable car, Lac Bleu looked like a deep, sapphire-blue oval nestled by the side of the snow-white slope. It appeared big, yet close-up, it […]
Mont Blanc – from Aiguille du Midi
When I read tripadvisor posts complaining about the long queues for tickets, hours-long wait to get up the cable car to Aiguille du Midi station (3777m), overpriced tickets, how bad […]
Hike Cinque Terre
One day, all it takes to appreciate Cinque Terre Monterosso was sleepy quiet when we walked out from the train carriage at 0820. Within a minute and we were already […]
Hike Courmayeur
The path to Bertone, is a boring paved road 8am. All was quiet. There’s nobody but us. Mr Croux told us to head to the church in the centre of […]
Otona Joshi No Anime Time – What It Means to be A (Japanese) Woman
Loosely translated, it means “grown-up women’s anime time”. 4 vignettes of 4 females at varying stages of life (based on 4 short stories written by award-wining novelists): Kawamo wo Suberu […]
Marathon: Tokyo’s Editions 2010 & 2012
Ode to Friends It’s true, having friends help widen one’s horizons. Someone proposes a crazy idea, another acts on it and then you find yourself being swept along. Buoyed, raised, […]
Juuni Taisen – Screenwriting at its Best
I’ve been wanting to say this from the very first episode: I’m a big fan of Juuni Taisen. With 1 more episode to go, we’re already down to the winner […]
