Japan – Day 3, Travel by Shinkansen to Nikko

Welcome to the post where you will read about our first ride on the Shinkansen (i.e., super fast train), the small town of Nikko and the best ramen soup. Everyday life in Tokyo But before we embark on our journey,…

Japan – Day 2, Tokyo – continued grandeur….

Sightseeing in Tokyo continues – Shibuya, Harajuku, Meiji Jingu, Tokyo Tower are just some of the places we managed to see on our second day in Tokyo. Another intense day that showed us a whole new face of Tokyo. We…

Japan – day 1, the magnificent Tokyo!

Tokyo – a huge metropolis, crowded and busiest streets and stations, and on top of that a complicated schedule of subway lines…. how to find your way around here! It can be done! It turns out to be a very…

Japan – day 0, fly Emirates, fly!

As you already know, we took a trip to Japan with one of the world’s top airlines – Fly Emirates. The trip itself was very long (with a transfer in Dubai), plus the time change made the trip take two…

Japan – Intro

The country of cherry blossoms, samurai, geisha, sushi and numerous earthquakes. Such were once our first associations with Japan. You’ll read about the journey that changed this soon, and for now a brief preview…. Intro, or how our low-cost trip…

Italy – a few words about communication

To sum up our recent trip to Italy, it is safe to say: as soon as you step out of the station, the tourist gets a little shock, because it turns out that as a pedestrian you are not privileged…

Mamma Mia! – italian cuisine

I don’t know about you, but I just love Italian cuisine! Pasta, pizza, lasagna! We managed to try a lot during the trip and I must say that although the pizza is different from ours, you can also find such…