The small single-car train crosses the Japanese countryside, the rice fields, and then is surrounded by mountains. Pass a station with a cat stationmaste and stop at a small thatched station. A short bus ride and you find yourself in the Edo period, on the Aizu Nishi-Kaido that connects Aizu…
There are many reasons to visit Lake Garda, in northern Italy, touched by the three regions of Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino, offering wonderful views and interesting activities. In this post, I focus mainly on the west side of Lake Garda, which is the one I know best and where I…
In Japan, there are several onsen towns, but the small Shibu Onsen still retains that charm of the past, with its wooden houses and cobbled streets, where you can stroll wearing geta and yukata while you go to soaking from one onsen to another. If we add that the Jigokudani…
Copenhagen is a really nice capital, extremely liveable that can be easily visited in a couple of days, perhaps following the itinerary to visit Copenhagen in two days that I did. If you have a few more days, however, there are several day trips you could do from Copenhagen, including…
Copenhagen is a relaxing city and easy to be visited in two days, perhaps riding a bicycle! I don’t know if you know it but Copenhagen is a city built around bicycles: cycle paths, dedicated traffic lights, lots of parking lots (woe to leave it in unsuitable places), trains with…
UNESCO Heritage Site from 1997 and chosen by Disney for the movie Luca, Cinque Terre in northern Italy, are a dreamy destination that you should include in a trip to Italy. The correct pronunciation of Cinque Terre is something like “cheen-kweh teh-rreh” To visit these five small fishing villages squeezed…
Seeing the monkeys close, in total freedom, perhaps while they are enjoying the warm thermal waters of a Japanese onsen…. Is the reality of the Jigokudani park, also known as Snow Monkey Park, in Japan, precisely in the Nagano prefecture. Totally one of the experiences to not to miss in…
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Travel to Japan – F.A.Q and everything you need to know to travel to Japan
When planning a trip to Japan, it is normal to have a lot of questions and doubts about this distant country. We all have in mind the splendid images of cherry blossoms, Mount Fuji and the amazing shinkansen, the bullet trains, and many people dream of a trip to Japan…
Often foreign tourists visiting Italy, travel from Milan to Verona or Venezia passing a whole area rich in interesting things to see and do, without even knowing it exists. Two of the bigger lake of northern Italy, Iseo Lake and Garda Lake are settled in this area. Today I’m going…
Entering an onsen means to remove everything, literally. Onsen, the traditional Japanese hot springs, are not just a place to relax by immersing yourself in the hot thermal waters, but they are a place where you enter totally naked, stripping off your clothes, make-up, prejudices and anxieties about your body.…