Around the same time we learned that we will most likely have to postpone our trip, a long awaited package arrived for me:
Do You Want the Good News or the Bad News?
Good news first? Well so would I, but you can’t always get things the way you want them. Hence, the bad news is, I spoke to an acquaintance who has been living in Japan until recently who informed me that the borders are still very much closed. What’s more is in her opinion it is “highly unlikely” that they will … Read more
Knee-Jerk Reactions
My knee is being a jerk. To be fair though, I was the one who started it.
A few weeks ago, in an attempt to prove all Norwegians wrong about the geomorphology of Denmark, we drove out of the city to hike the 20km ‘Mountain‘ leg of the Mols Hiking Trail. It was a beautiful day, cold, clear … Read more
Brighter Days Ahead
The Danish Government published their plan for the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine two days ago. According to the schedule all who wants should have received their final vaccine by the end of June 2021. This came as a positive surprise for both of us, as we had honestly expected it to take much longer. Maybe, just maybe, if a … Read more
Nothing to Report
They always say you should not write something unless you have actually got something to say. However, as you can probably tell from the title of this post I am well on my way to breaking that rule.
The truth is I have plenty of stories to tell. I just returned from spending five months in one of my favourite … Read more
Japanese Onsen: Cleansing of the Mind and Soul (Repost)
In the process of setting up my new website, I came across some old blog posts from our last trip to Japan. It’s funny, re-reading and re-remembering the place though my own words.
This particular post is about the first time we visited a Japanese onsen. Unfortunately, back then our blog ran on Squarespace, which means that all … Read more
Excuse Me, I Am an Apple (すみません, わたしはりんごです)
“Excuse me, I am an apple.” This is what 70 days of the Japanese Duolingo course has taught me so far. To politely excuse myself and proclaim that I am a fruit.
I can’t help but imagine the good folks over at Duolingo HQ all gathered in a big meeting room. Management walks in, looks around the room and proudly … Read more
Suvi: Getting Our Sashimi Fix in Tromsø
First of all I have to preface this post by saying that we will forever remain loyal to and in deep gratitude of Sushi Spring Time in our hometown, Aarhus. Son (the owner) serves the best sushi we have had anywhere outside of Japan, and we are deeply honoured to be on a first-name basis with this true maki-magician*.
BUT … Read more
Losers Have Goals Winners Have Systems
A quick side note before we start. This post was originally supposed to be about how I have started practicing Japanese on Duolingo in preparation for our trip. However, as you will see it quickly spiralled into something quite different and much more personal. I hope it will inspire you as it did me.
… Read more“Losers have goals. Winners have systems.”
Gearing Up for Shikoku: Our Osprey Backpacks
Welcome to this little series I have decided to call ‘Gearing Up for Shikoku’. In these posts I will write about some of the gear we are testing out in preparation for our trip.
Arguably the most important piece of gear for a long pilgrimage (apart from your shoes maybe) is your backpack. We have been backpacking for 6 … Read more