Jiuzhaigou is a beautiful area located between Xi’an and Chengdu with cristal clear blue lakes and vallies as you would imagine they exist only in wonderworld. It seemed to be the perfect place for us to stay for a few days between the two cities. Turned out it’s still winter there! According to the weather forecasat it was snowing and cold, so we decided to...
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The high speed train from Beijing to Shanghai – about 1’200 km – takes only 5 hours. It feels like you’re flying a few meters above ground level through the country, past giant unknown cities, many farm fields and hilly areas. We stayed with Markus’ friends Richard and Cinnamon in the suburbs of Shanghai and they made our stay...
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The small town with the name Yoshino lies on top of a mountain in the Nara Prefecture surrounded by cherry trees. There is a huge old gate half way up to the top. It once was the gate between earth and the spiritual world, and history tells that pilgrims went there to leave everything earthly behind them and come closer to heaven. It was a place where spirituality...
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When planning our Japan trip, we wanted to buy a rail pass and travel through Japan by train and busses. Our dear friend Manuel then came up with the excellent idea of renting a camper van instead, avoiding overbooked hotels and enabling us to travel more freely. We got one, and hit the road with Mount Fuji in mind. The beauty of this mountain has inspired a lot of...
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The cherry blossom season just started in Japan, and since Cherry Blossom Viewing in Japan is a point on our bucket list, it is about time we headed to Tokyo. But instead of flying directly to Tokyo, we decided to stop over in Taipei. It costs about the same as flying directly, so nothing speaks against visiting Taiwan. As we were looking for a couch surfer to host...
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