Kurama and Kibune are a pair of gorgeous mountainous towns situated at either side of Mount Kurama that are connected by what is, in my opinion, one of the best hiking trails for beginners in the Kansai region. The path is kept … Continue reading Kurama & Kibune | Best Day Trips from Kyoto
Ryoan-ji is one of Kyoto’s many UNESCO world heritage sites and is easily my personal favourite Japanese temple. Right at the foot of the hills of Northern Kyoto, the temple offers a peaceful and tranquil experience, quite different from the … Continue reading Ryoan-ji | Best Temples of Kyoto
When I went to Japan in December 2016, sakura were the last thing on my mind. The flowers are famously known to last for just a short while in spring, colouring the whole country bright pink. It’s a bit of … Continue reading Sakura Flowers in Winter? | Hirano Shrine
Our final day in Amsterdam was a very pleasant & chill one. We had done all the tourist favourites so all that was really left was to explore the city. Let me say this, Amsterdam is really pretty – at … Continue reading The Netherlands Day 3 | Amsterdam is ugly but beautiful
Day 2 in the Netherlands was for us to enjoy the view of their iconic windmills. In Holland there exists a little town called Zannse Schans, where these windmills have been well preserved and traditional dutch craft continues to be … Continue reading The Netherlands Day 2 | Zaanse Schans Windmills & Anne Frank Museum
Day 1 in Netherlands was for us to stop and smell the flowers – literally. The Netherlands (or Holland) is famously known for its colourful tulip season. Where better to see these pretty flowers slightly too early into the season … Continue reading The Netherlands Day 1 | Keukenhof, the BEST Garden in the World
I thought I’d do a fun little post today. I was scrolling through WordPress and came across this fun travel tag by The Longest Road to Walk. That reminded me that I’ve been meaning to do one of these, so … Continue reading Travel Tag!
Easily one of my favourite days of my entire trip, this day is one I’m super excited to write about. My friends and I started out bright and early because we had a two hour journey ahead of us, to … Continue reading Germany Day 2 | Neuschwanstein Castle is GORGEOUS ♡
Kyoto is, in my opinion, one of the best large cities for nature lovers. There’s lots of natural beauty tucked away in the many shrines within Kyoto, as well as large green spaces for all at very accessible areas. For … Continue reading Planning a low budget trip to Japan? Here are 5 FREE tourist spots in Kyoto!
This was a school day, and was too lazy to actually travel out, so I decided to walk over to the unkempt garden areas near my student accommodation and just have a relaxing stroll. You gotta take time to chill … Continue reading UK 13/03 | Spring in Hatfield
