Entries by Miriam

Train system in Japan

The train system in Japan is enormous. In 2015, the route network connected over 27,311 km. That means you can reach almost every place in the country by train. Japanese trains are almost never late, unless there is a serious problem. For example, when we experienced a fire on the tracks it took only 10 […]

Some curious facts about Japan

Japan, land of the rising sun. In this incredible country, we spent 1 month and sometimes we were really surprised how the world runs over there. We have summarized a few interesting facts. Some things are probably new for you too. Fact #1 The first thing we noticed at the airport was the Japanese toilets. […]

Hiroshima

The final destination of our stunning trip to Japan was Hiroshima. The city is home to more than 1 million people and is worldwide known for the terrible tragedy that has occurred in 1945. We reached the city in the afternoon. The bus stop was close to our beautiful hostel. On our first day we […]

Nara

During our time in Osaka, we dedicated one day to visit the beautiful Nara. With the train we left Osaka and led the city behind us, and approached the hills in this landscape. After about an hour by train from Osaka, we reached Nara. Nara is a beautiful quiet place, with temples and Shinto shrines […]

3 days in Tokyo

We will tell you how you can enjoy the most beautiful sights without hurry and to the maximum, even if you are in Tokyo just for a long weekend or for a stopover. Here is our itinerary:   Arrival: Depending on when you arrive at the airport, the first day is not much for sightseeing. We […]

Welcome to Tokyo!

Our time in the Russian Federation came to an end, when we boarded the flight from Vladivostok to Tokyo with the Russian airline S2. What we expected in the biggest city in the world? Rush, air pollution, industry …? Our first impression happened to be very different. What we noticed first: It was warm! In […]

Some curious facts about Russia

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world by area. The 17,125,200 square kilometers wide country is home to more than 144 million people. During our 14-days trip through Russia we have learned many curious facts about this country.  Fact #1 We took the train from the capital Moscow to Irkutsk, a city […]