TravelSehnsucht

Thatched roof houses of Shirakawa-go

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht May 26, 2019July 28, 2019

Memorable Journeysblogging, Japan, travel, travel photography, travel planningLeave a Comment

I love traditional Japanese guesthouses. They are the perfect combination of rustic, simple and unusual to appear exotic. Combined with genuine hospitality of their owners, fabulous home-cooked meals and ubiquitous hot baths they make for a most enjoyable stay. So, it comes a no surprise that a stay at one of the thatched roof houses…

The first three things I’ll do when we land in Japan again

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht April 6, 2019July 14, 2019

Tasty Treatsfood, foodie travel, Japan, travel, travel planningLeave a Comment

Does this ever happen to you? Do you, after you’ve returned home from some great trip ever imagine the things you would do if you had a chance to stay a while longer or to return just for a couple of days? This happens to me all the time. So it may come as no…

Top night photography spots in San Francisco

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht October 1, 2018May 26, 2019

Uncategorizedblogging, California, photography, San Francisco, travel, travel photography, USALeave a Comment

Here’s my list of four San Francisco spots I actually had a chance to visit, four other places I would like to return to at night but didn’t, plus a bonus tip. Golden Gate Bridge Let’s start with the obvious: The Golden Gate Bridge. It would make it to the top of my list even…

Seattle dining with a pro

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht August 19, 2018April 6, 2019

Tasty Treatsfood, foodie travel, Seattle, travelLeave a Comment

Browsing through Airbnb Experiences became one of my preferred ways to plan our days at a new destination. Sometimes only for inspiration, others to get to know a place from a local person’s perspective. Admittedly, there are a lot of hit and miss options. For instance, I’d never sign up for an Instagram photoshoot to…

Magome – Tsumago hike: A side of Japan I never knew existed

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht August 12, 2018August 19, 2018

Memorable JourneysJapan, Kiso valley, Magome, Nakasendo trail, photography, travel photography, TsumagoLeave a Comment

Japan surprised me in many ways. But the most unexpected was the part of the Nakasendo trail between Magome and Tsumago. It is the place to experience rural Japan that seems to be worlds apart from its sprawling cities. The 8 km hike up in the hills of Kiso Valley balanced my image of this…

Do’s and Don’ts of New Orleans Jazz Fest for Beginners

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht June 25, 2018October 1, 2018

Memorable Journeysjazz, Jazz Fest, New Orleans, travel, travel photographyLeave a Comment

New Orleans Jazz Fest is the equivalent of Mardi Gras for music lovers. To avoid some of the common faux pas of a first-time visitor, here are some basic do’s and don’ts to observe.

My imaginary New Zealand job that I am cut out for

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht March 17, 2018August 12, 2018

Memorable Journeysblogging, camping, musings, New Zealand, personal, travelLeave a Comment

All it took was a job vacancy offer for a “Social Media / Digital Expert” that I found on Facebook to send my mind wandering. It wasn’t just any job, mind you, it was an open position at Euro Campers, a New Zealand camper rental company based close to Christchurch. I started imagining myself joining the…

Ayurveda with benefits or how I survived two weeks offline

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht February 15, 2018February 15, 2018

Quick Escapesayuveda, blogging, India, Kerala, musings, personal, travelLeave a Comment

On Christmas morning I logged out of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and boarded a plane. I was ready for a mental and physical detox. And what better place to end up at than Perumbayil Ayurvedamana, an authentic ayurveda hospital in Kerala. What followed were two weeks of complete relaxation that led me to some surprising…

My year 2017 in pictures

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht December 23, 2017August 12, 2018

Memorable Journeys, Quick EscapesAlbania, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Slovenia, travel, travel photographyLeave a Comment

Facebook keeps reminding me how great my 2017 was: According to Zuckerberg’s algorithms I made X new friends, earned Y likes, wows and hahas and gained a couple of “biggest fans”. But what does this really say about the last twelve months? Not much, as it turns out. Apart from the fact that I posted…

Toilets and trains make me want to go back to Japan

By: Alenka, TravelSehnsucht December 17, 2017December 19, 2017

Memorable JourneysAsia, Japan, personal, travel, travel planning1 Comment

The train is seven minutes late. Halfway through a 70 km distance, that is. In Japan something like this only happens after a typhoon wreaked havoc across half a country. Back home it’s a normal part of my morning commute that throws me into an unexpected state of reverse cultural shock right on the first…