Category: Japan
Val da Camp and Lagh da Saoseo
Sfazù (1622m) – Rifugio Saoseo – Camp – Lagh da Val Viola (2159m) – Val Viola (2258m) – Lagh da Saoseo (2028m) – Terzana – Sfazù (1622m) Length: 15km / Ascent & descent: 773m / walking time: 5 hours Arrived at Sfazù (1622m), today’s trailhead, by… Continue Reading “Val da Camp and Lagh da Saoseo”
Eataly 🇮🇹
This trip unexpectedly turned into a fantastic food adventure. The best I can remember (outside Japan, that is). Ohhh… these black smoked gnocchi with truffel and asparagus were to die for and the gnocco fritto a surprising start into a great meal.
Monte Baldo to Monte Altissimo
Monte Baldo 1752m -> Bocca di Navene 1425m -> Monte Laste 1941m -> Monte Altissimo 2079m -> Refugio Graziani 1650m -> Bocca di Navene 1425m ->Monte Baldo 1752m 17.5 km, 1000m up & down A long hike to one of the highest peaks in the… Continue Reading “Monte Baldo to Monte Altissimo”
WALSA-Weg (Walensee-Sargans Trail), Mels to Bad Ragaz
WALSA-Weg (WALensee-SArgans Trail) / Mels (near Sargans) to Bad Ragaz, 23 km This hike was a series of challenges from the very beginning: wrong bus information forced me to walk from the bottom of the valley instead of from Vermol, a further 4 km uphill… Continue Reading “WALSA-Weg (Walensee-Sargans Trail), Mels to Bad Ragaz”
Tamina Gorge & Bad Ragaz
Bad Ragaz – Bad Pfäfers – Taminaschlucht (Tamina Gorge) – Naturbrücke – Pfäfers – Wartenstein – Bad Ragaz (11km) I heard about this gorge last year and anyone who read the story of “Heidi” knows about Bad Ragaz, the thermal bath town visited by… Continue Reading “Tamina Gorge & Bad Ragaz”
The Manta Dive
Oh… an unexpected blue sky and tropical sunshine… that’s a promising start. Ishigaki is one of the most popular diving sites in Japan and famous for manta watching. Philippe had high hopes to see a manta or two : ) but April is not… Continue Reading “The Manta Dive”
Akashi Shokudo – (not just) a Bowl of Ramen
So here we go again. After many noodle meals in Okinawa already, Yasuko came up with one more “impossible to leave this island without sampling these noodles” restaurant. It has won prices and is all over the social networks galaxy. A must. It… Continue Reading “Akashi Shokudo – (not just) a Bowl of Ramen”
At the top of Okinawa, Mt. Omoto
I know that Okinawa is a water sports activity destination, but a passionate hiker like myself can always find a place to hike up to : ) So today we have decided to go up to the top of Okinawa, Mt. Omoto at an… Continue Reading “At the top of Okinawa, Mt. Omoto”
Firefly spectacle
Our friendly B&B owner Kiyoko-san kindly offered to take us to firefly watching. We got on her mini-van with Japanese, American and Dutch guests and drove to a rice paddy area. It was the last week of the firefly season, Kiyoko-san told us. When… Continue Reading “Firefly spectacle”
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