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Overnight road trip: Tokyo to Hakone and Mount Fuji

Posted on 21. April 2017 by .

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 →

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Portuguese paradise Island Madeira – not just for pensioners

Posted on 23. February 2017 by .

The volcanic island of Madeira has a lot to offer Madeira is popular with pensioners. This was confirmed to me during our February holidays. And it’s ok. Even though we are family with teenagers. And February is a fine time … Continue reading →

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Scenic Sorrento Peninsula and murky Naples

Posted on 2. December 2016 by .

End-of-season trip to Sorrento Peninsula and Naples H.C. Andersen, Freud, and Goethe knew how to find good accommodation, without the use of Google: They have all visited Grand Hotel Cocumella, a former monastery and Latin grammar school in Saint’Agnello, a 10-minutes … Continue reading →

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Singapore: More than a staging post

Posted on 24. November 2016 by .

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 →

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