National Botanic Garden Meise

It’s time for a photo dump! I haven’t been editing my photos for quite some time, due to technical issues (that is to say, a laptop that didn’t recognize my SD-cards, of which the screen with a ton of broken pixels and other weird behaviour and on top of that a me who kept postponing … Continue reading →

Kyoto: first photo walk (part II)

The next part of my walk brought me to the traditional area in and near Gion, and after that to Yasaka Jinja and the park behind it. From the park, it’s just a short walk to Kiyomizu-dera and the busy streets in front of it. Our guesthouse was located near all these fantastic places, only 10 … Continue reading →

That day I had to say goodbye to the most amazing girl ever!

A few hours after Anisa left for work, I took the bicycle again and visited the local Family Mart (which was the only convenience store around, and Anisa told me it had only been there since a few months earlier). And to my surprise… I found ice cream made of everyone’s favourite Belgian biscuits! Lotus … Continue reading →

Animals in Mimasaka

Animals always deserve a separate post! 😉 Last time I visited Japan, I saw lots of cats, but I guess this time wasn’t cat season. Here’s a collection of the animals I saw in Mimasaka: the usual crows, but this time wading through the rice fields; a dog, but with a diaper; a crab, not sure … Continue reading →

Joining Anisa on an early morning walk

Anisa had a habit of going to bed early and then waking up around the same time the sun came out (which, in Japan, is around the incredibly early hour of 5 am!). She then had breakfast and prepared her lunch, and when all her preparations for the day were finished, she went for an … Continue reading →

Mimasaka’s Furumachi

One of the things Anisa had recommended, was going to the old town (Furumachi). I biked there and tried to find the ‘hipster cafe’ she had told me about. I returned home with some nice pictures but without ever finding that cafe. (She took me there some time later though.) Note: this area is nicer … Continue reading →

Anisa’s inaka

After every post, Anisa tells me she didn’t do anything. And yes, she didn’t do much at all, but she was a great host who made me feel very welcome and that’s what counts. If she had tried really hard to make my stay great, then I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it as much. But … Continue reading →

More Mimasaka

These Mimasaka posts will last for a while, I took so many pictures in this awesome village! I can’t even post all pictures I took during just one walk in one blog post… Japan’s rural villages are simply amazing. There isn’t much to see, yet they’re so much beauty to be found! From rice paddies … Continue reading →

That day I met the most amazing girl ever (2)

I kind of messed up my post last Friday. I changed the order in which I was going to tell the story, but I forgot to change the title accordingly. In any case, here’s the actual story of that day I met the most amazing girl ever. 😃 I had been following the blog of a … Continue reading →

Japan’s Desert

“Japan even has a desert!” is what I read somewhere a couple of years ago, and I thought, “Huh, what?! Where?!” and thus I read the article and found out about the Tottori Sand Dunes. Now, I don’t want to spoil it for you, but don’t let pictures like the ones above (or even better, … Continue reading →