At this farm, wasabi plant get bathed in Hotaka alps fresh water 24/7 and their very own sun shades. How’s that for a life, huh? Hotaka 穂高 (Azumino city 安曇野市), 30min train ride from Matsumoto. This small town is a hidden gem. Mainly farms and well maintained hikes. Nature is all over here. Their main attraction […]
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Is being excited about my unpublished post narcissism?
This is some serious narcissism. I am getting excited waiting for my next post. You know, that feeling when you’ve scheduled a bunch of posts waiting to be published?
Read MoreCharmant Som, France
Breathless, but still want to sing, ‘Climb every mountain’ at 1867m above sea level.
Read MoreA day in Nagasaki, Japan
Typhoon? Nothing stops me, I had an indestructible jacket. Nagasaki doesn’t feel very Japan really. Walk around the streets 1 block from the harbour and there were Dutch, Chinese and British colonial building (even an HSBC!). Well it is reasonable given that it is the first window to the world for Japan. Even the road […]
Read MoreBaymax hayashi rice – Natural Cafe, Shanghai
This place is great for studying, chilling or blogging 🙂 The owner must have gone out of his way to decorate this place. Next to each seat there are miniature models! Toy heaven and a photographer’s playground.
Read MoreHidden church Crouching temple, Shanghai 臥堂藏庙
Followed a local to find these 2 places. No crowd for sure, because there was no one there and NO path for the temple (road was a big ask in this case).
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