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 half a day and a night fighting jetlag in cherry blooming Tokyo. Had some lovely… Continue reading Overnight road trip: Tokyo to Hakone and Mount Fuji
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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 only touch of greenery. Then, I grabbed an opportunity to spend a long weekend there… Continue reading Singapore: More than a staging post
Dominican time in the republic
Travel with patience in Dazzling Dominican Republic “Please wait here for two minutes for your guide.” … “Dominican minutes,” the man at the front desk added with a smile. We were at the Twenty Seven Waterfalls of Rio Damajagua in the northern part of the Dominican Republic. The place is NOT a geological wonder of cascades of… Continue reading Dominican time in the republic
Two-in-One-Move
Sharing my personal experience with relocation to England and Denmark, repatriation, and living as a cross-border family. This summer was relocation time for me and my family. Four wonderful years in The Netherlands had come to an end, and I moved to Denmark with our two teenagers, while my husband moved to London for work.… Continue reading Two-in-One-Move