Category: Travel

Encore

Not quite finished with Japan yet. I was really surprised how easy it is to get around these days. When I was there for the first time, many many years ago, there were no English signs, Western credit cards weren’t accepted and the ticket machines didn’t speak English either. These days, it’s almost disappointingly simple.…

By christiankohl 02/01/2017 Off

Kyoto now

Kyoto was kind of cute. I mean, obviously a tourist destination both for foreigners and natives, but still a nice place to visit. Plus they have a fantastic International Manga Museum 😁. We spent Christmas there as did lots of Japanese as well, apparently one of the Christmas traditions is to take your partner out…

By christiankohl 02/01/2017 Off

Land of the rising Son

We took advantage of the brilliant weather in Tokyo and spent a lot of time in the various gardens. There’s a ton of them and while a lot of things had already settled down for winter, maple leaves still gave off a beautiful glow in the winter sun. Lovely, they definitely know how to do…

By christiankohl 26/12/2016 Off

The far East

Believe it or not, flying First seems to be the best means to counter jetlag I’ve found so far. A shame that I can’t afford it usually. But where do I start? BA managed not to mess up my flight this time. That alone is a small miracle. And the cabin crew was very friendly,…

By christiankohl 23/12/2016 Off

Hello Singapore, again, pt II

Singapore was nice, as usual. We returned to stay at the Parkroyal on Pickering hotel, only that I’d managed to get a junior suite this time. I think I’ve raved about this wonderful hotel enough already last May, so I’ll keep it short and simple: perfect. Building, staff, room, food, atmosphere, 10 out of 10,…

By christiankohl 01/03/2016 Off

Hello Singapore, again

Our last two days will be spent, again, in Singapore. Which means food, food, food for me. ☺ On Thursday we drove to Auckland, stopping for ice-cream (surprise, eh?) and a nice lunch at The Farmer’s Cafe (or similar) at Papamoa. Then on to the big smoke, chilling out in the domain in the afternoon…

By christiankohl 22/01/2016 Off

MacNut OD

I finally found out how I want to die. For many years, I thought it would have something to do with football and Werder Bremen. But football has become more and more boring over the past 10 years or so, there’s not much love lost anymore. So how do I want to die? Easy. I…

By christiankohl 20/01/2016 Off

Back in Paradise

The whole concept of Islamic suicide attacks has always been a mystery to me. Why would you need 72 virgins? Just imagine, 72 women constantly around you, I bet you’d wish for your suicide vest rather sooner than later. Anyway, it’s all useless rubbish, because you don’t need to commit suicide by killing kaffirs, all…

By christiankohl 18/01/2016 Off

Praise to Berrylands

I’ve eaten so much ice-cream over the past few days, I’m completely brain washed. I want to stay there, please keep me as your pet, all I need is my daily dose of ice cream! Please!

By christiankohl 16/01/2016 Off