Kyoto – Nara Day 1

Or day two, depending on how one counts … We arrived yesterday after a trip full of turbulence and thus 3 or 4 hours of sleep (well I can speak for my little person). Arrived on Japanese soil we logically recovered the luggage and cleared customs. After changing our euros …

If ever they are not at the rendezvous

As cherry blossom is scheduled for the end of March, and as he is not really hot… If ever made the flowers are not waiting for you, we will at least have had at home. We are wrapping up the suitcases.

Na na na na na na… Geekman!

Exhausted all the check list “for girl“, it is finally time to talk about a most important one: the geek-list, or, all the necessaire for a geek for a long trip like this one. Small premise: I usually bring my laptop to be able to copy the photos on an …

Taking classes of…

In the age of the Internet you can find Things to do unusual, that certainly come out of the logic of organized trips. Such as Japanese cooking classes. How to miss the opportunity to learn some secrets of a culture so fascinating? Saturday, March 14, in Kyoto, we will be …

Japaneses, by Karyn POUPEE

4th cover: In Japan, overcrowded megacities, saturated transport, violence in social relations alongside creativity, national solidarity, perfectionism and politeness. Land of contrasts, the archipelago marry advanced technology and traditional customs. Witness alert and passionate, Karyn Poupée scans daily life of the Japanese and decrypts the historical and socio-cultural springs from …

Toiletry bag

I promised it, and I did it: here there are the preparation of the toiletry bag. Knowing that, as suggested by Anthony, it is better to have a “just in case” baggage, knowing that they have the bad habit to arrive the day after, I plan to have the essential …

Backpack and jacket: done!

Handy advise, not very glamorous, from Marie: I was a bit little stressed, until not long time ago, because I was missing two essential things: a backpack and a jacket. My old backpacks are not very practical, not always comfortable or in the wrong format (too big or too small, …