03/07/18 Last night, I tried hard to fall asleep, but 3 guys out of 4 in the room snored really badly. In sequence. Another group was also talking loud in the hallway, and as the temperature was too hot in the bedroom we had to leave it open, which didn’t Read more
29/06/18 After a late arrival in Dublin, I walked for 1/2h to the hostel, located besides the Jameson distillery. A DJ was playing when I got there, as every weekend, while young people were dancing and drinking. I unpacked my suitcase, and realised the temperature is really hot inside the Read more
29/06/18 Finally on the road again! After 2 months of family and friends pampering, and A LOT of visa processing (Russia, China, Mongolia, Cuba, USA, Canada), I am now on my way to Dublin for 3 days, to reach Iceland next week. Weather in Belgium has been amazing for 2 Read more
30/04/18 Goodbye Tokyo, a day full of transportation today to get to Sapporo. My second trip on the Shinkansen, to cross half the country in about 8h. As Tokyo station is a terminal, I could watch the train seats turning in the right direction before being ready for us to Read more
14/04/18 Today I move to another hostel, which has the same as the previous one so I thought they were part of the same group. I expected the same type of service and comfort, but they don’t have much in common. I am allowed to stay in the bedroom any Read more
10/04/18 Tokyo is surprisingly not as busy as I imagined. At least not in the centre where my capsule hotel is located, close to the fancy boutiques. I was expecting a lot of traffic, streets so busy you can’t cross without bumping into people. I saw homeless people for the Read more
07/04/18 Feeling tired today. It is cold outside (12 degrees) and I need to find a new sim card (as mine is about to expire) and some groceries. I walked to the Nagoya train station to grab some tourist brochures, then went to an Aeon shopping mall hoping to find Read more
06/04/18 It is interesting how comfortable you can get in a bedroom of 2 m3 (capsule hotel). It is a bedroom, a kitchen, a laundry and a living room all at once. Today I won’t be able to avoid the rain, forecasted at least at 80% all day. The first Read more
03/04/18 To go to Kyoto, I had to go back to Osaka first so I stopped for 1 night. arrived early so I could drop my bag at the hostel. I went straight to the Kuromon market which is a cool covered market. A lot of fresh fish, fresh fruits Read more
01/04/18 I need ro reach Koyasan today but I found some news online about a few stations not being reachable by train at the moment so I leave early to be sure I can make it on time. As I will spend 2 nights in the middle of nowhere with Read more