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Overnight road trip: Tokyo to Hakone and Mount Fuji
This was our second visit to Japan. It was April and cherry blossom festival in Tokyo and Kyoto, but this time we wanted to see something else. So, we booked a car. After 11 hours flight from Europe, we spent … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Culture, Japan, Travel
Tagged accommodation, Car trip, cherry blossom, communication, explore, golf, Hakone, holiday, Japan, Lake Ashi, Mount Fuji, mountains, road trip, short trip, snow, social differences, travel
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Singapore: More than a staging post
First impressions of Singapore and a few tips To me, Singapore used to be little more than a staging post on journeys to e.g. Australia. I imagined a city-state dominated by skyscrapers and container ships, with expat enclaves as the … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Culture, Travel
Tagged architecture, Asia, Chinatown, colonial style, Denmark, Diwali, explore, Fullerton, hawker food, Indian, Little India, luxury, Raffles, short trip, Singapore, skyscrapers, social differences, temple, travel, welfare
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Six reasons to travel to France
French coffee After spending time in the US, I appreciate even more French strong coffee! Cups are small (especially espresso) but the flavor is rich! And I like the fact that you seldom have to walk more than a block … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, France, Travel
Tagged boulevard, breakfastincluded, castle, cheese, city, countryside, espresso, family travel, France, French, frenchcoffee, Grandeur, language, Shopping
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Parents: Never take your teenagers to a music festival
A story about going to a music festival and realising your kids have grown older (and you have grown old) With my hubby stationed in London and myself and our two teenage children in Denmark, I am often on the lookout for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Denmark, Great Britain
Tagged concert, culture, Denmark, Europe, family travel, festival, London, music, teenagers, travelwithteens
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