May 2025
After a month of cross-country drives, rainy hikes, and spring sunshine, I finally sat down to blog again. From high-intensity mountain hikes in Zug (acciden...
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April 2025
Reflecting on April 2025 with haiku poetry — a month of phone-photography, language learning, and quiet creativity. Featuring iPhone 15 Pro captures and plan...
Nagasaki & Gunkanjima
Nagasaki, a city steeped in global history and quiet charm, was my first destination in Japan back in 2006. Known as the site of the second atomic bomb, it a...
Hiroshima in Focus
Before 1945, Hiroshima was a thriving castle town, a key economic hub, and a centre of samurai culture under the Asano clan. Today, it is best known as the s...
Miyajima Part II – hike up Mt. Misen
Scaling Mount Misen via the Daisho-in Route was an adventure—3km, 2,000 stone steps, and a race against the setting sun. Dressed more for a city stroll than ...