Fushimi Inari Taisha is one of the most charming places I’ve ever visited on Earth. It’s a huge shintoist shrine dedicated to the fox goddess of Inari and its most enchanting part includes trails up to the mountain to many smaller shrines and ritual cemeteries. This pathway take place on a forest of tropical plants … More Kyoto Day 4 – Part 2 – Fushimi Inari Taisha
After some days of unstable weather finally came the sun on the forth day of our Momijigari tour. Following the advice of a good friend, we decided to visit Ohara, which is a countryside village in the northern part of Kyoto and it is easily accessible by public transportation from the Kyoto main station within … More Kyoto Day 4 – Part 1 – Ohara
Tuesday 10th November 2015 has been a very very very special day for us. It was Luca’s 35th birthday. So I planned the entire day to be absolutely perfect and dedicated to him. He is a huge appreciator of Kobe Beef – I mean he is totally crazy for this kind of meat – so … More Kyoto Day 3 – Himeji + Kobe
I’ve got a personal quote that I repeat to myself everytime that a journey ends. If you want to travel again, you have to come back home first. And then plan another trip! So, this is the last post about our Highlands road-trip and I decided to dedicate it to my favorite spot in Edinburgh … More Arthur’s Seat and Farewell to Scotland
According to Wikipedia, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe – aka The Fringe – is the world’s largest arts festival, with the 2015 event spanning 25 days and featuring over 3,314 shows from 49 countries in 313 venues. We have been so lucky to stay for almost three days in Edinburgh while The Fringe was taking place … More The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh has been the last stop-over of our far and wide journey in Scotland. I immediately fell in love with this city as soon as I discovered that we were there during the very famous Fringe Festival: this is an international festival for street and circus artists, and it takes place in the meantime of … More 2 days in Edinburgh
It’s been a long time since my last post about our summer 2015 journey in Scotland. Then, where were we? I suspended the story at Inveraray, when we were travelling from Islay to Glasgow. Why Glasgow? Why we didn’t go to Edinburgh immediately? Some people told me that Glasgow isn’t a place that doesn’t deserve … More Glasgow, The Necropolis and The Rosslyn Chapel
Two of my favorite spot of Kyoto are sited in the north-west part of the city. The first is Kinkaku-ji temple, which is one of the most famous Japanese buddhist temple in Japan; it is placed near a reflecting pool and in the middle of a zen garden with amazing colors. This temple is very … More Kyoto Day 2 – Kinkakuji + Arashiyama
After the epic trip in 2013 I already knew that I had to come back to Japan at least one more time in life. When my husband and I were planning our honeymoon in 2014 we were tempted so hardly to return, but in the end we decided another destination, completely different from the place … More Momijigari – Kyoto Day 1
We said goodbye to Islay on a beautiful, sunny day. In the early morning the sun’s caress over the barley fields around our guesthous was so beautiful that I desired to have more time to spend there. I thank the universe with a huge namasté before leaving Skerrols House. The sea crossing from Port Ellen … More Good bye to Islay + Inveraray
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