During our latest trip to Japan, we stayed in Kyoto for 11 nights. Besides visiting the city, we also used it as the base for various day trips in the area. During one of these day trips, we visited the beautiful mountainous area of Ohara. So, today I will share with you my Ohara –…
Takao – Japan Guide
During our latest trip to Japan, we stayed in Kyoto for 11 nights. Besides visiting the city, we also used it as the base for various day trips in the area. During one of these day trips, we visited the beautiful mountainous area of Takao. So, today I will share with you my Takao –…
Uji – Japan Guide
During our latest trip to Japan, we stayed in Kyoto for 11 nights. Besides visiting the city, we also used it as the base for various day trips in the area. During one of these day trips, we visited the beautiful town of Uji.
Kitsuki – Japan Guide
During our latest trip to Japan, we also visited the southern island of Kyushu and we stayed 2 nights in Beppu, one of Japan’s most famous hot spring town.
Kunisaki Peninsula – Japan Guide
During our latest trip to Japan, we also visited the southern island of Kyushu and we stayed 2 nights in Beppu, one of Japan’s most famous hot spring town.
Beppu – Japan Guide
During our latest trip to Japan, we also visited the southern island of Kyushu and we stayed 2 nights in Beppu, one of Japan’s most famous hot spring resorts.
Yufuin – Japan Guide
During our latest holiday in Japan, we stopped for a few hours in Yufuin on our way from Kurokawa Onsen to Beppu.
Kurokawa Onsen – Japan Guide
I am so excited about today’s post: Kurokawa Onsen – Japan Guide! Kurokawa Onsen is one of Japan’s most attractive hot spring towns, located in the middle of Kyushu near Mount Aso.
Fukuoka – Japan Guide
On our latest trip to Japan, we went all the way down to Kyushu, to visit a less travelled area of the country. We were looking forward to seeing something new and a bit different. One of the places we visited was the city of Fukuoka.
Nagasaki – Japan Guide
Every time we go back to Japan, we fall in love with a few new places. Nagasaki is definitely one of them and today I will tell you a little bit about this beautiful city on the southern island of Kyushu.
Miyajima Autumn 2018 – Japan Guide
Miyajima is easily one of my favourite places in Japan! We fell in love with it during our first trip to Japan in 2015 and went back in 2017. You would think we could have skipped it this time around, however, Miyajima is particularly famous (and beautiful!) for its autumn colours, so we happily included…
Osaka 2018 – Japan Guide
Today I will tell you a little bit about Osaka, Japan’s third-largest city after Tokyo and Yokohama. During our 2018 Japan vacation, we spent a night there and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Shuzenji Onsen – Japan Guide
During our 2017 trip to Japan, we had fallen in love with the “onsen experience”, so this time, we decided to repeat it in a few different places. The first place where we did so this time around was in Shuzenji Onsen.
Buenos Aires Guide – Argentina
During our trip to Chile and Argentina last June, we also visited Buenos Aires. We stayed for 5 days in this beautiful city, which is the capital of Argentina and one of the biggest and most important cities in Latin America.
Cafayate Guide – Argentina
During our trip to Chile and Argentina, we travelled from Salta to Cafayate by car, stopping along the way in Cachi and Molinos. Cafayate is the unofficial capital of the Calchaquíes Valley. The town is also at the heart of a large wine-producing region, which comes second only to Mendoza.
Cachi and Molinos Guide – Argentina
During our trip to Chile and Argentina, we travelled from Salta to Molinos, via the small colonial town of Cachi, on our way to Cafayate. We stayed one night in the tiny village of Molinos, where you feel like you have stepped back in time.
Quebrada de Humahuaca Guide – Argentina
During our trip to Chile and Argentina, we stayed 2 nights in the village of Purmamarca, at the entrance of the Quebrada de Humahuaca (quebrada means “canyon” in Spanish), in Argentina’s North West.
Salta Guide – Argentina
During our trip to Chile and Argentina, we stayed 3 separate nights in the city if Salta, in Argentina’s North West. We didn’t stay for 3 consecutive days but used Salta as a “stop-over” in between other destinations during our road trip in the region.
Iguazu Falls Guide – Argentina and Brazil
During our recent trip to South America, we also visited Iguazu Falls. This was one of the must-do’s from our bucket list, so I am very happy we could add it to the trip!
Fakarava
Today I am back with the last post on our recent Tahitian holiday and I am going to take you all the magnificent island of Fakarava, in the Tuamotu Archipelago.
Blue Lagoon – Rangiroa
During our recent stay in French Polynesia, we visited the Tuamotu Islands. Rangiroa is one of these islands and we spent 5 days at Hotel Kia Ora Resort and Spa. The island of Rangiroa is famous for its Blue Lagoon, which is an absolutely amazing place! Read on to see photos and read about our…
Rangiroa
If you follow Manu’s Menu, you will probably know that my family and I recently visited French Polynesia. We loved it, so I thought of sharing a few more details about the islands we visited and the hotels we stayed at, in the event that any of my readers may be interested in visiting this…
Tikehau
If you follow Manu’s Menu, you will probably know that my family and I recently visited French Polynesia. We loved it, so I thought of sharing a few more details about the islands we visited and the hotels we stayed at, in the event that any of my readers may be interested in visiting this…
Tahiti 2017
My family and I recently visited French Polynesia and loved it, so I thought of sharing a few more details about the islands we visited and the hotels we stayed at, in the event that any of my readers may be interested in “following our footsteps”. 😉 We had already visited the Society Islands (Moorea…
Sushi Nova Tokyo Asakusa – Review
During our stay in Tokyo, we were based in Asakusa, our favourite place in town! We were staying at Ryokan Kamogawa, just off Nakamise-dori. The area is full of shops and little restaurants where you can eat. And today, I am going to review our favourite sushi place: Sushi Nova.
Jigokudani Monkey Park Guide – Japan
While organising our latest holiday in Japan, I saw photos of some monkeys bathing in a hot tub somewhere in Japan. The monkeys looked incredibly cute, so I did some research and saw that the photos were taken at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, not far from the onsen towns of Shibu Onsen and Yudanaka….
Matsumoto Guide – Japan
During our latest holiday in Japan, we visited Matsumoto. Matsumoto is in Nagano Prefecture and it is mostly famous for Matusmoto-jo, one of Japan’s most beautiful original castles. The city is also a good base for trips into the Japanese Alps.









































