Cycling and camping during the rainy season in Japan? Before we had left for our Tour 3 months ago, I had prepared a detailed route planning following the climate charts of the Japanese Islands, S Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand. Avoiding heat, cold but especially the rain was the hot topic. But the rainy season […]
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One of the hidden treasures of Shikoku Island in Japan is it’s marine life. The Pacific coast of Shikoku is home to several whale migration routes and there are also Dolphins in the area. At Cape Muroto we went with the kids to a Dolphin centre and had an amazing and intimate encounter with Dolphins. […]
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We had an interview with Katie Roberts from Expat Living Magazine Singapore a couple of weeks ago. She wrote a lovely article that is now published in the Magazine and you can view it here: Cycling Zen Expat Living 2016. You can also view the article in the nice Expat Living Online version if you sign up […]
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Rainy season in Japan is normally not the best time to explore the Japanese Alps. However we were lucky enough to have some dry and even sunny days. Great for us was also that there are some stunning trails that we could access with the kids that went beyond 2100m altitude. Amaya kept saying “I […]
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Urban pleasures are very different to wilderness pleasures… Although we have a preference for the outdoors, we would not forgo the chance to experience the “Amichari”, watch the Lion King Musical in Japanese or observe traditional religious parades on the streets of this buzzing “megalopole”. We had just arrived in time for the celebration of the 5th […]
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Surfing and watching World class suffers at Ikumi Beach
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We stayed 2 nights with Toyoma, one of only 3 organic farmers, that can produce tomatoes also during winter in Japan. A Hippie farmer, he called himself, as only 0.16% of all farmers produce organic food in Japan. On top he lives on a farm, a few meters away from a well known surfer beach, Ikumi beach, […]
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