Bali is a relatively small island. With 2 weeks you have plenty of time to navigate through the island and enough to spare to relax on one of the many beaches. Best beaches Kuta beach; this beach has a nice long stretch of white sand. With the massive waves it’s great for surfing. One of…
The Gili’s are 3 small islands just of the coast of Lombok. Come here when looking for a tropical retreat on an island away from the island. Relax on the beach, swim in crystal clear waters or go cycling around the island and watch the sunset. But don’t leave the island without seeing a turtle.…
Doesn’t everyone want absolute freedom? Well at least I do. My Dutch phrase always is vrijheid blijheid (happy with freedom). And for me freedom is that I’m able to go wherever I want, whenever I want. I am surprised to see all of the tourists who come to Bali hire a car with driver to…
With 5 full days in Hong, what to do what to do? Luckily Hong Kong is no boring place to be. It’s vibrant and not just like any other Asian city. Although I can tell you so much about all the great things to do, here are my personal highlights. Happy Valley Horse racing I…
After clean and punctual Japan I had to make a 180° switch to dirty and chaotic Manila. Due to bad planning I only stayed in the Philippines for 4 days and unfortunately not on one of those beautiful islands. Nonetheless I did have some interesting and random encounters here. Upon arrival I instantly noticed how…
My last but not least stop in Japan was Tokyo. What to do in 5 days in this overwhelming, neon-light, modern city? Akihabara Also known as electric town where electronic fanatics like I could spend days browsing through the many 8 floor high stores. My personal favorite and biggest store is Yodobashi; if it’s pluggable,…
When in Japan you have to experience the traditional Japanese lodging. At a Shukubo you stay in a temple with the monks. You get your own room, one with those paper sliding doors and sleep on a futon. The Shukubo I stayed at was also equipped with wifi since a month, so I had to…
Everyone knows Hiroshima because of the first atomic bomb that was dropped here in 1945. Therefore the Peace Park is the main tourist attraction, with the Peace Memorial Museum and the A-Bomb Dome that is the only building that survived the blast. Take it all in and after 2 hours you’ve completely strolled through the…
Kyoto exceeded all my expectations; walking through the older districts it feels like I’m back in the Shogun era. The lovely temples, the Japanese girls in yukata and the small streets give it all an authentic feel. Throughout the whole city you’ll find many temples with perfectly maintained gardens. All these temples will set you…
After all these years I finally made it to Japan! I just couldn’t do all these Asian countries and just skip my all-time-favorite. And so far, Japan isn’t that expensive as everyone says it is. You have a decent hotel room for €40 a night and food wise you can make it as cheap or…
