Maybe this Hobart trip will bring back the reasons that made me so happy during my first trip. And maybe I'll write more about it.…
Keep ReadingMaybe this Hobart trip will bring back the reasons that made me so happy during my first trip. And maybe I'll write more about it.…
Keep ReadingMaybe this Hobart trip will bring back the reasons that made me so happy during my first trip. And maybe I'll write more about it.…
Keep ReadingBlue Lagoon is breathtaking, as beautiful as I imagined it to be, but the water is more of a pale blue than the blue the brain dreamt of.…
Keep ReadingI added and crossed off “see the Northern Lights” in my bucket list before I place an order for a Northern Lights charm to add to my bracelet…
Keep ReadingIn the end, my reasons might be silly, but Iceland was beckoning, breathtaking, and healing. Would absolutely repeat.…
Keep ReadingI’m proud and happy for the chance to eat Indonesian food in Reykjavík at all. That Sambal exist in Iceland, the island of fire and ice.…
Keep ReadingIn a parallel universe, I’d be a German girl carrying a tote bag everywhere, living in Berlin within walking distance of Dead Chicken Alley.…
Keep ReadingSummary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
Keep ReadingRavintola Bali Indonesian restaurant in Helsinki Finland serves one of the best Indonesian meals I've had outside of Indonesia.…
Keep ReadingWell, since I wrote one for Iceland, I thought I might as well update my very outdated Amsterdam, Netherlands list, too.…
Keep ReadingI went to Iceland with a short list of things I wanted to do, see, and eat — and I’m leaving with an even longer list of the same things.…
Keep Reading3 years, 276 runs, 8124km later, I am now starting at the Kumano Kodo sign while carrying an backpack and wearing hiking shoes.…
Keep ReadingKumano River is the only world heritage river pilgrimage route. For centuries, pilgrims have made the journey to Kumano through this route.…
Keep ReadingIn front of us, deep inside a valley, Chikatsuyu, a picturesque village, like nothing I had seen before, except maybe in Ghibli movies.…
Keep ReadingIf you are here solely for the Kumano Kodo packing list, scroll to the bottom, but if you have time for a bit of story, then start from here…
Keep ReadingI am ready for Kumano Kodo because I am always ready. I might not be fully ready, but who would be anyway? But I will be ready enough.…
Keep ReadingI am reading The Road To Sata by Alan Booth. I mean, I have started reading it. I have only finished the first section. Chapter I. Outposts.…
Keep ReadingBefore today, though I claimed to be extensively in love with Japan and knew plenty about it, I knew nothing about the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage…
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