Grand Sumo Tournament
We took the decision of leaving Japan in a few months and, since we didn’t know if we were going to be back, we made a todo list with places…
Hokkaido Road Trip
Join us in our 2 weeks road trip in Hokkaido. As usual, I will post the best photo locations we found along the way. For easier check, this is a…
The 10 Best Photo Spots of Mount Fuji
These are my 10 best photo spots of Mt Fuji after several trips in the area. While some of them are well known I bet you didn’t hear about a…
Nakasendo Trail (Magome to Tsumago)
The Nakasendo was one of the five routes of the Edo period which connected Edo (Tokyo) with Kyoto. The section that goes from Magome to Tsumago (around 7km) is pretty…
Zamami Island
Looking for paradisiacal beaches or just an escape from the city? Check out Zamami Island in The Kerama Islands! Flights to Naha are often the cheapest you can find to…
Tohoku Region
The Tohoku region (東北地方) has so many places to see. We didn’t have the chance to visit the north of Japan before. After the couple of getaways we did last…
Yosemite National Park
What better way to end my trip to California than visiting the Yosemite National Park . My stays in Los Angeles & San Francisco were indeed interesting but my main…
San Francisco
Looking for the best photo spots in San Francisco I spent a month in San Francisco area for work. My previous post about Los Angeles was a long weekend escape…
Los Angeles
It was going to be my very first time in US. It was for working reasons but anyway I always get excited when I visit a new country for the…
Hiroshima & Miyajima
We finally had the chance to visit Hiroshima and Miyajima. It was just a weekend trip so we decided to focus more on Miyajima instead of Hiroshima as we wanted…
Koenji Awa Odori
Koenji Awa Odori 2019 is getting close… never heard of it? It’s one of the most popular festivals in Tokyo. Not as crowded as Sanja Maturi though! Koenji, the neighborhood…
Sanja Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri Sanja Matsuri is celebrated the third weekend of May and is one of the most popular festivals in Tokyo. It is also known as Yakuza Festival as it’s…
Graffiti in Taipei
I was back to Taiwan for a few days and this time I decided to take pictures of a more underground Taipei. I recognize I got a small predilection about…
Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies It has been a pretty long time since my last post. This time it was not just due to my usual sloth but because of so so many…
Vancouver Island
After a few months living in Vancouver, the time had come for us to start our Canadian Road Trip. There were two main highlights we wanted to visit: Vancouver Island…
Jiaming Lake
The hike to Jiaming Lake is the best one you can do in Taiwan. Period. Let me rephrase it as I have many pending hikes… the way to Jiaming Lake…
Shirakawa-go, Matsumoto and Hakone
I got back in Japan after my week in Shanghai and I got some friends travelling around so we decided to do a small road trip to Shirakawa-go. It is…
Qibao And Zhujiajiao
I was looking forward to visit Shanghai for a long time, overall to be able to take some pics of its skyscrapers. I spent a week there and, besides visiting…
Mount Fuji
Since I moved to Japan I had on mind to visit the Mount Fuji. I was already able to get a good view of it when I visited Fujikawaguchiko but now it…
Nokogiriyama
Depending on which part of Tokyo you are, a trip to Nokogiriyama may take us 2-3h by train as it’s situated in the Bōsō Peninsula so it’s kind of a…
Fujikawaguchiko
After living in Japan for some months it was already time to see the Fuji with our own eyes. We went to Fujikawaguchiko which, besides the longed-for view of Mt. Fuji, has many others…
Gion Matsuri
The Gion Matsuri (祇園祭) is one of the most famous festivals in Japan so we had to pay Kyoto with another visit. This annual festival has different celebrations being the main…
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
After a long night bus from Osaka we got to Tateyama where we would start our weekend surronded by snow mountains. We wanted to do the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route which…
Donsol and Legazpi
It was my third time in The Philippines and, as I did the previous times, I was going to pay a visit to Donsol and Legazpi. Flights from Taipei are quite…
Dongshan Lantern Festival
On my previous post I talked about my trip to Wuling to see the cherry blossom (aka sakura). Staying close to the farm was not easy as many people were…
Taroko National Park
Taroko National Park is without doubts one of the must see of this beautiful island. This was my third visit and this time I was finally able to do one…
Xiaoliuqiu
Xiaoliuqiu sounded like a good idea to escape from the city one more time though, situated in front of Kaohsiung, it’s a long trip from Taipei. The ferries departures from Donggan and…
Ho Chi Minh
This was my second time in Vietnam. I had been in the north of the country a few years ago and now it was time to visit the capital which…
Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek
Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek is circular and can be done in both ways. The minimum recommended time to do it is 4 days, but you will find that most tour companies…
Sixty Rock Mountains
Weekend trip to the Sixty Rock Mountains (Liushishi Mountain) to enjoy the Daylily Season In the way back to Hualien we took the seaside road to enjoy the Taiwanese eastern coast.…
Guangzhou
Taking advantage of a long stopover in Guangzhou I decided to go to the city center and visit the Canton Tower (2nd tallest tower in the world)
Keelung
Daytrip to Keelung which is easily accessible from Taipei. Zhongzheng Park is a must see to enjoy a panoramic view of the city, highly recommended to see the sunset.
Kenting
Kenting is probably the most touristic destination in Taiwan for beach lovers, however it offers more than that.
