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Tag: Italy

Posted on October 16, 2017August 15, 2019

Crossing Italy to Central Europe

On Saturday we made it to Fano, another Italian town with a nice old center. We rented a magnificent apartment close to the old city wall and were quickly enjoying our first beer on the local square. Later we checked out the beach, harbour and old town.

The pebble beach of Fano
Fano Harbour

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Posted on October 14, 2017August 15, 2019

Over the Alps, to Elba

After our stay in Troyes we continued our trip. We flew over the Massif Central towards the Alps where we had a late lunch break at Chambéry. Then we crossed the Alps, for which we had to gain height to 1200 feet.

Les Loges-Margueron from above
The Alps

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About my journey from Amsterdam to Sydney

Since April 2018 I'm traveling from Amsterdam to Sydney overland, for five years and visiting 40 countries along the way. Read all about it in this blog post.

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Did I end up in some hidden level of Super Mario? Did I end up in some hidden level of Super Mario? No, it's the works of Matsumoto native artist Yayoi Kusama
It should be possible to see Mount Fuji 🗻 on a It should be possible to see Mount Fuji 🗻 on a clear day from the Chureito Pagoda, but not today. Still a magical sight
Bit of a cloudy day in Tokyo but the cherry blosso Bit of a cloudy day in Tokyo but the cherry blossoms cheer up the day
Drying seaweed on the beach of Kamakura Drying seaweed on the beach of Kamakura
Leiden Leiden
I'll be at the @djoser_reizen info days this weeke I'll be at the @djoser_reizen info days this weekend in Leiden, come say hi
A day in Ghent A day in Ghent
Today 10 years ago I started my overland journey f Today 10 years ago I started my overland journey from Amsterdamse to Cape Town 🚙🏕️🌴🐘🦓🐊🦁
Couple of nights camping in Zeeland Couple of nights camping in Zeeland
The old zeppelin hangars of Riga, constructed duri The old zeppelin hangars of Riga, constructed during communist times, are now the location of the central market
Overwhelming brutalist Soviet architecture in Viln Overwhelming brutalist Soviet architecture in Vilnius, Lithuania
Couple of days camping and hiking in the beautiful Couple of days camping and hiking in the beautiful nature reserve Drents-Friese Wold
Osaka by night Osaka by night
These days 79 years ago two atomic bombs were drop These days 79 years ago two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the targets. The bombs ended the second world war in the Pacific and Asia and destroyed these two cities and all life in a 3km radius from the hypocenter, the point directly below the nuclear explosion.

Quite impressive the visit these cities exactly these days and see the preparations for the memorials being made
Reflection of Kyoto Tower in Kyoto Station Reflection of Kyoto Tower in Kyoto Station
Doing something different in Takayama than visitin Doing something different in Takayama than visiting temples. Visiting the Retro Museum with games, music, toys and much more from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Played some early versions of Mario and Pac-Man
Matsumoto Castle, due to its black colour also kno Matsumoto Castle, due to its black colour also known as the crows castle
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