In Kyoto, there is a place called Arashiyama. It’s very nice, far away from the city centre and close to nature. I come here because of a photo I saw in my Lonely Planet book of the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. Of course, in the book, there are no other tourists, no mosquitoes, and the photo has …
Kinkakuji is a Buddhist temple, the exterior of the top two stories are made of pure gold leaf. People come here just to see the goldness of this temple. It is very gold, indeed. This post is dedicated to Andrea. A Note About Self-Portraits I don’t take a lot of self-portraits, because 1) my mobile phone does …
“That place with all the red things,” is how I would describe to people what I want to see in Kyoto. Its name is actually Fushimi Inari Taisha. I first took notice of it back in 2014 when Fab showed me her photos from her latest trip to Japan. The red things, as they turn …
Vegetarian’s Refuge Kyoto is a vegetarian’s refuge. With the numerous Buddhist temples in town, comes with it lot of vegetarian restaurants. Here is my first meal in Kyoto: Gion Gion 祇園 (pronounced gi as in “geese” and on as in “on/off”) is the famous geisha district of Kyoto. The streets are lined with old buildings and nicely paved …
Gujo is not on my radar, but it is amazing and possibly my favourite. Thanks to my friend Yuka, and the extended friends K, K and A for taking me there and being my translators. First we visit a limestone cave, near Gujo. A Busty Limestone Cave My new friends claim it is very cold inside, but I think
Hello! I am Justine from Vancouver. I recently got married and my new husband and I embarked on our first trip together as husband and wife – yes, I am about to describe to you our honeymoon. The Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit is a 116 km canoeing and portaging adventure known as Bowron Lakes. I
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