After yesterday’s long drive, we arrived in Hakone, in the pouring rain, planning to stay there until Sunday, when we would make our way to a spot, by a lake. not far from the van hire compan…| Vaucluse Dreamer
Having decided to stay at the beach near Shima again, we were both woken in the middle of the night by the roar of the sea, which seemed to have been whipped up by a wind. We had been watching the …| Vaucluse Dreamer
The stay in the carpark by the beach was perfect, and the sea lulled us into a deep sleep, well before 9pm. We’ve discovered that another of the joys of being in the van, is that we can go to…| Vaucluse Dreamer
This morning started early, as we wanted to get to our next stop, as we had planned a bike ride there. The drive took us along the mountainous East coast of the Kii Peninsula, and we felt a little like moles, as the road seemed to spend more tie going through mountains, than between them. … More Day 35 – Cycling and a Shrine to a white fox| Vaucluse Dreamer
It would be fair to say that the Maruyama Rice Terraces were stunning, and last night’s park-up, overlooking the paddy-fields was perhaps our favourite of the trip, so far. And we’ve stayed in some incredible places. We slept, with the sound of the waterwheel, and the baleful cries of the Raccoon Dogs (which we now … More Day 34 – A warm-hearted start to the day & a Demon Pirate King| Vaucluse Dreamer
Last night was wet, very wet and we woke to the sound of rain drumming on the roof of the van, before 6 this morning. It may have been soggy, but we still planned to do the walk we had found that would take us along a short section of the Kumano Kodo Pilgimage Trail, … More Day 32 – Following in ancient footsteps| Vaucluse Dreamer
We really liked our little park up, by the quay at Susami, and woke this morning to the sound of rain on the van roof, with grey skies threatening a wet day ahead. Our hopes of a second bike ride went out of the window, so we replanned the day, and ultimately our route for … More Day 31 – Turning silver into gold| Vaucluse Dreamer
Yesterday, we arrived at Susumi, at the park-up we had chosen, after a delightful drive down the Kii Peninsula from Koyasan. We arrived, just as the sun was sinking into the sea, and it was a glorious sight. It was very easy to understand why this is included in the top 100 places to watch … More Day 30 – We like Wakayama Prefecture.| Vaucluse Dreamer
We woke with the sunrise and sat watching the boats potter out of the port, as we had our first coffee of the day, and decided what to do. It was a calm morning, and we had wanted to take a short b…| Vaucluse Dreamer
Apple, to be fair, isn’t selling the same sugar water year-after-year in a zero sum war with other sugar water companies. Their sugar water is getting better, and I think this year’s seasonal conco…| On my Om
In June, my fiancée and I went to Bordeaux for a wedding. Our flight was early, so we had to wake up at 4:45 AM. We didn’t get enough sleep, but when we were sitting in a café right next to a beautiful bell tower at lunch time, having a chicken salad and an amazing […]| nik.art
