Here we go again!

Whew, it’s been a while but I’m back (I hope!). 😅 Guess why? Adventure time! 😎 As I’m posting this, I should be on a plane somewhere between Brussels and Helsinki. 🛫 Just a short layover there, and I’m off to Seoul! For my family and friends in Belgium (or elsewhere in that timezone), BRU … Continue reading →

Backstreets of Kyoto

After a few days of resting after my visit to the hospital (of which I planned to tell the story, but it’s been too long now… long story short: my knee hurt, hospital couldn’t help me and told me to go to a doctor in Belgium, got surgery in Belgium 3 months later) I finally … Continue reading →

Kyoto: a missed festival

After I picked up my friend Hanna at the station and she put her stuff in the guesthouse, we were told about a big festival happening that day. As we still had the day off, we decided to go check it out. It was a few kilometers away, and they told us to go by … Continue reading →

WorkAway in Kyoto

After a great stay in rural Japan with awesome company, I finally arrived in Kyoto for my WorkAway experience. After paying the fare at the strange ticket window, I could pass the gates and I was free! Okay so, first thing I did was, of course, look for WiFi. The one at the station was … 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 →

Last days in Himeji + another visit to Mt. Shosha

Day 12 in Himeji: Morning and evening shift. In between I walked around the whole castle grounds, following the outer moat, which is about 4,2 km (2.6 miles) in total. After work, I walked around Himeji Castle and to Otokoyama with a few guests from the guesthouse. For some reason I didn’t take my camera anywhere … Continue reading →

Kokoen Garden

I bought a ticket for both Himeji Castle and the adjoining Kokoen Garden, so after my 2-hour visit to the castle and lunch at the station, I headed for the garden. To be honest, I didn’t like it that much. Maybe the type of garden is just not my style or I was there in … Continue reading →

Himeji Castle visit

Day 11 in Himeji: the end of my stay in Himeji was getting near so I decided to finally visit the castle. No visit to Himeji is complete without a visit to the castle, right? (oh wait, that’s the only reason people visit Himeji… ;)) So around noon, I left for the castle (a 5-minute … Continue reading →

Walking around the moat

Day 10 in Himeji: After a very short night, I got to work at the guesthouse at 8 AM. A bit later, Kyoko arrived and told me she read my facebook post (in which I complained about the noise that made it difficult to sleep). She asked me whether I was okay and, after preparing … Continue reading →

Himeji walk + golden hour + sunset from Egret

Day 8 in Himeji: I had to work the morning shift, with just two check-outs and the guy who was staying for a long time. One of the people who checked out was Dutch, so I could speak my own language again! “There’s bread in the freezer, toast it if you like!” Kyoko sent me … Continue reading →