I just came back from a holiday trip in Japan, and I feel I will keep many good memories from that experience. One of them was waking up at 3AM and start hiking around Mount Fuji for sunrise. This felt quite like a unique experience, out of the beaten paths and I’m glad we did it!
What’s one good story you’ll keep from your last trips?
My husband and I went to Noord Holland in the Netherlands last year. We had a room in a private house. The owner was this nice old couple. They helped us rent bikes at a local bike shop and we just went everywhere on bike. Every day an hour or two just following the coastline, nothing but the sea, the shore and the sails of the boats in the distance.
We also went to a hat museum. It was a private museum - basically an old woman who’se been collecting and making hats her entire life. A whole room full of hats from all over the world and she could tell you all about them, how they are made, the cultural signifance etc. Her husband made us tea while we sat there and listened.
Definitely an interesting perspective change to hear one’s commute can also be considered a holiday activity (am Dutch)
tell me about it. commuting to work by bike, uphill and into the wind both ways.
Reading the first sentence I knew bikes would somehow get part of your story lmao! Spontaneously connecting with local people is quite hard as a tourist, you must have been quite open, I really love that!