Life on Mars: Aso-Kuju National Park

‘Mount Aso is one of the most active volcanoes in the world that ordinary tourists can visit,’ I read on a board while looking out to the smokey mountainscape and pondered on whether to feel terrified, but rather enjoyed looking out at such a majestic landscape. Mount Aso can be seen in two distinctly different…

Hokkaido – Furano

It has been such a long time since my last post that it would take me forever to catch up on all the incredible places we have visited, but Hokkaido truly is a magical place like no other. Furano in particular was a real highlight for me. This was our last weekend in Hokkaido and…

Summer in Hokkaido – First four days

This year we experienced our first full summer in Shanghai with hot and humid weather that feels like right out of hell or to be precise, according to our weather app like 46°C every day! So when it came to planning our summer vacation, we wanted to stay in Asia, but go somewhere with decent…