by Jacintha Verdegaal | Mar 27, 2017 | Asia, City guide, City trip, Indonesia, Yogyakarta
After two weeks in Japan, I’m starting my three weeks Indonesia in Yogyakarta. What a transition! The traffic with what seems like millions of motorcycles, the heat, the squat toilets (toilets are becoming a theme on this trip), the smell of food, and men...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Mar 24, 2017 | Asia, City guide, City trip, Food & Drink, Japan, Tokyo
If you think Tokyo is just another big city, comparable to New York and London, then you’re up for a big surprise. This city is different! It’s organized and chaotic, calm and loud, crazy and overwhelming at the same time. As much as you hear about Tokyo,...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Mar 21, 2017 | Asia, Japan, Multi destination, Travel itinerary
It doesn’t matter how long you plan to stay in Japan. It will never be enough. After your first day you’ll want more. More food, more interesting (and often quirky) culture, more beautiful sights, more cities, more nature. And life will never be the...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Mar 16, 2017 | City trip, City guide, Europe, Finland, Helsinki
Helsinki sure knows how to welcome their visitors. “Nobody in their right mind would come to Helsinki in November. Except you, you badass. Welcome.” I actually missed the famous airport sign that went viral when I arrived in November, but it’s...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Mar 9, 2017 | Bolivia, South America
We’re leaving Sucre with a bus that is taking us to Potosí – one of the highest cities in the world – in just over three hours. This is the city I thought about the longest when we were planning our trip. Whether we should visit or not. Because...
