Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master. Part III
The whole ritual is repeated 3 times. The first time, Soka shows us how to prepare the tea. The second time, she makes tea for each of us. The third…
Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master – Part II
We sit on the tatami on the floor. As she knows how hard it is for foreigners to sit on their knees, she says we can relax while she explains…
Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master – Part I
The tea ceremony workshop is practically the first thing we do as we arrive in Tokyo. We landed from Okinawa the night before and we still need to recover, so…
Niederhorn, Day Two: The Most Rewarding Alpine Hike in the Bernese Overland.
Christian left during the night, he did not feel well and he did not want to take any risk. So it is only the 3 of us, Noé, the guide,…
Niederhorn, Switzerland 2025 – The hidden Alpine Hike with a Secret Spring
Each of us brought one or two flasks with 1.5 liter of water, more or less. This is meant to keep us hydrated for the first day, but it’s not…
Hiking on the NiederHorn, Switzerland: Everything You Need Before You Go
I meet Noé at the and the other 2 participants on the starting point of the adventure, the cable car station at Beatenbucht at 10.00. To arrive there I had…
An Expected Extra Day in Cape Town: How To Turn A Denied Boarding Into A Blessing
At the beginning I am pissed off. « No, this is not happening! It cannot be true ». The lady at the check-in counter is announcing me the flight is overbooked and…
The Most Exclusive Dinner in Tokyo: a Luxury Foodie Night Out You Won’t Forget
I have been knowing the gentleman for quite a while, now. 12 years. When I informed him I would be in Tokyo for one week, he promised to find some…
Meeting a Sushi Master in Tokyo: Japan’s Most Authentic Sushi Experience
He describes himself as a sushi artist, while my host, being a high performance athlete, prefers to call him a sushi athlete. « We have been knowing each other for…
The Water in Hiroshima: Connect to the Victims of the Atomic Bomb.
Water connects all things, life to death, darkness to light. In Hiroshima, the water is a constant presence. The city is crossed by rivers. Those same rivers where people poured…