When the hydrangeas in Tokyo are in full bloom, Tokyoites venture to temples and parks to see the hydrangea flower. If you find yourself in Tokyo in June, keep your eyes open for these gorgeous flowers and visit a hydrangea festival or Ajisai Matsuri as they are called in Japan.
The High Line & Things to do Nearby
The High Line and its surrounding areas quickly became one of my favorite areas in all of Manhattan. Read all about my love for The High Line and find some things to do nearby in this post.
New In Beauty & Fashion – Summer 2018 Edition
This year it was an unusually warm spring that already felt like summer. Time to bring out the dresses and sandals, and time to get some new stuff, too! Here are my summer fashion and beauty faves for this year.
Three Affordable Hotels in Tokyo
The selection of hotels in Tokyo is vast and ranges from affordable capsule hotels and hostels, to Airbnb apartments, business hotels and traditional Ryokan. To make your search for a perfect hotel in Tokyo a bit easier, here are three affordable hotels in Tokyo.
5 Books for 2018
Happy World Book Day. To mark the occasion I want to share 5 books for 2018 with you. What’s on your reading list for 2018?
My 2018 New Year’s Resolutions
The end of 2017 is drawing closer, and I took the past weeks to come up with a few habits I want to kick and things I want to change in 2018. Let’s see if these go better than this years attempt to get moving, aka do more sports.
The Only Gift Guide You’ll Ever Need
This is not a gift guide, but it still might help you to find the perfect gift.
10 Things to Do in Zurich in Winter
Zurich has a great many things to offer during the colder months. Here are ten things I like to do in Zurich in winter.
Kiyosumi-Shirakawa: Tokyo’s “Coffee Town”
In Kiyosumi-Shirakawa there are no skyscrapers, but beautiful gardens, temples, shrines and a tight-knit community of small stores and boutiques. It’s also known for an abundance of coffee places. Here are some impressions from and things to do in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa.
Five Highlights from Blickfang Zürich 2017
Blickfang Zürich is an annual design fair taking place in Zurich and other European cities. Find my favourite labels and designs from the fair’s 2017 edition in the post.
Five Tokyo Restaurants You Have To Try
The choice of restaurants is vast in Tokyo, so sometimes it is hard to pick a place to eat. Find five of my favourite restaurants in Tokyo in this post.
Where I Go When My Mind Won’t Shut Up
Some evenings my mind keeps spinning, recounting events from the day, pondering all sorts of things and keeping me from a good nights sleep. Fortunately, when this happens, I can close my eyes and think myself back to something I call my happy place. Which, actually is a place that physically exists – at the other end of the world.
Decorate Your Home With The Poster Club
I was looking for a print or painting to put on the wall next to our desk. After researching different options, I came across an online print store called The Poster Club, who offer a wide selection of beautiful and unique designs at quite affordable prices.
Ways to Use the Web More Consciously
I want to use the web consciously and I am still in the process of trying out different ways to do this, and I do break the rules I set for myself way too often. However, sharing my thoughts always helps me to stick to a project, and maybe my ramblings will even inspire you to change the ways you consume content on the web.