2 weeks in Hokkaido with the Japan Rail Pass (Part Two: Day 9 – 14)
Part One Day 9: Abashiri Prison Museum Abashiri is a town in north-eastern Hokkaido well known for the harsh winter, the Siberian drifting ice and Japan’s most notorious prison – Abashiri prison. The original Abashiri prison opened in 1890. In…
2 weeks in Hokkaido with the Japan Rail Pass (Part One: Day 0 – 8)
We explored Hokkaido Japan with the Japan rail pass (aka: JR pass) in the Summer of 2018. This time we were 3: myself, C, and C’s mum. The JR pass allows you to travel with almost all JR trains including…
Day trip to Taj Mahal from Delhi
No India trip is complete without a visit to the Taj Mahal. If you are thinking about how to get there, here are some points you might want to consider: How long are you staying in India? Do you have…
7 things to do in Toulouse
1. Marche Victor Hugo A bustling busy fresh food market in the middle of the city offering a variety of foods: cheeses, wines, breads, seafoods, dried meats etc… Some stalls offer seafood platters that you can eat then and there,…
A visit to Bethlehem and Banksy hotel
I have read that the Palestinian bus company (aka Arab bus) operates the Jerusalem-Bethlehem route and goes quite close to the city centre. Apparently there was no time table available, so we went to the bus terminal anyway, just to…
Jerusalem to the Dead Sea by bus
I heard that there are 2 public (free) Dead Sea beaches in Israel: Ein Gedi and Ein Bokek. There is Ein Gedi Spa in between, this is a private beach and not free. I read a few blog posts/websites that…
Eilat to Jerusalem by bus
We entered Israel that morning on foot (July 2017). We came from Wadi Rum, Jordan and crossed the Wadi Araba border (Aqaba-Eilat border). We took a taxi from the border to the Eilat central bus station. It cost 50NIS and…
Crossing the Wadi Araba border from Jordan to Israel (Aqaba to Eilat)
We arrived from Wadi Rum after a 1day+1night desert tour with the Bedouin Meditation Camp. The camp organised our taxi for us which we shared with 2 other travellers who were also in the same tour. A taxi from the…
Spending the night in Wadi Rum desert
If you are reading this as you plan your first time visit to Jordan, I’m sure you’re wondering which Wadi Rum camp/tour to go with, how to get there, what happens on the day, how to get to your next…
