Kaohsiung must definitely be included on a trip to Taiwan, is the city that I liked most among the three I’ve visited and on the next trip I will definitely spend another couple of days there. In addition to several points of interest, Kaohsiung is also an excellent base for…
My itinerary in Taiwan started from Taipei, and here I had my first impact on Taiwan and its culture, a mix between Japanese and Chinese ones. Taipei is a modern city, rich in tradition. Is a city whereyou can feel the past of traditional temples and old pharmacies, but with…
While creating my travel itinerary in Taiwan I found different opinions about Tainan. Often is not mentioned among the things to di in Taiwan, but on the other side I also found three-day itineraries in Tainan. So I decided to visit the old capital and oldest city in Taiwan on…
Here we go with the first article about my trip to Taiwan. A general article, rich in information and with the one-week itinerary in Taiwan I followed, all costs and useful information. A week in Taiwan – costs & information Being Taiwan one of the cheapest and closest destinations to…
Both those who visit Japan for the first time, and those who return, Tokyo is an inevitable stop, where things to do and see never end and the choice of day trips from Tokyo is pretty huge. Tokyo is well connected to several cities in Japan, and for tourists, with…
Among the most suggested daytrip from Tokyo (Hakone, Nikko and Kamakura), Kamakura is the option that I usually recommend, both because is the easier to visit from Tokyo, but also because it is full of interesting things to see and with a very relaxed and many different from other places…
View of Mount Fuji is one of the most expressed wishes of tourists visiting Japan. Mount Fuji is more than just a mountain. The highest peak in Japan, a volcano wrapped in legends and mysteries, a giant isolated from the unmistakable conical shape. The subject of many traditional paintings and…
If the tales of feudal Japan, of clashes between samurai and stories of honor, fascinate you, you will surely know the story of the 47 Ronin. Fictionalized and revisited in a fantasy key, this story was made famous in the Western Countries thanks to the homonymous film (not really connected…
The fine Japanese beef, also called Wagyu, is something that you absolutely must try while travelling in Japan. Of course, the cost is a little expensive, but believe me, feel the fat of this very soft meat literally melt away on the palate, absolutely worth. Among wagyu beef, the most…
Everyone know Japan for its production of Sake, alcoolic beverage made from rice, but we hardly think at Japan as a wine producer. Actually the Yamanashi prefecture, about a couple of hours from Tokyo, is an area where not only excellent native wine is produced, Koshu, but also different types…