Vikingess Voyages

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

First school-days!

Anette 2:52:00 PM

Hi again from Kyoto! Now I´ve been here for one week! Yay! I´ve finally bought a new camera, so this time I´ll post some pictures of my surrounding here in Japan. On Saturday me and my new friend Erica went to the Kyoto Station by bike, and I bought both a new camera and also an electronic dictionary....

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Kyoto

Life in Kyoto; tanoshii!

Anette 1:35:00 PM

I must say we have had a pretty busy week. There are loads of forms we have to fill out and simply a lot to keep track on. On Thursday we had a pretty short day though with just a Crime and Safety Seminar, we got to try an Earthquake Simulator and in the end we had a campus tour. Though earthquakes...

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Ritsumeikan

Konnichwa from Japan!

Anette 10:30:00 PM

Hello everybody!Here comes my first update from Kyoto, Japan.I arrived two days ago on Monday, but it´s been really busy and I haven´t had the chance to write anything until now.So to begin with Monday my plane landed in Japan almost an hour earlier than planned (In Norway it tends to be the opposite:...

Monday, September 20, 2010

spa

Sightseeing in Jordan: Travelling from the Death Sea through Amman to Dubai

Anette 4:24:00 AM

So this is probably my last post about Jordan for this time. I spent my last day in Jordan at the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea's hotel spa called Zara, which indeed was a great way to get rid of some stress before my long flight to Japan. Though I probably should have done some...

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Travel

Last days in Jordan! The Death Sea & A Day Trip to Israel

Anette 4:51:00 AM

At the boarder to Israel On Friday (17.09) we had the chance to do whatever we wanted, and after breakfast 6 of us decided we wanted to take a short trip to Israel since the border is pretty close to Aqaba. So we left by taxi and some minutes later we arrived at the border. Here we first had to...

Friday, September 17, 2010

Travel

Sightseeing in Jordan: Petra & the Desert of Wadi Rum

Anette 3:40:00 AM

Here comes another little update from Jordan! It´s only been a couple of days since my last post, but we experience a lot in short time so I´ve still got some new things to write about. Yesterday (15.09.) we went to see the old city of Petra. Petra was ranked as number two on the list of the 7 modern...

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Jordan

Sightseeing in Jordan: Amman

Anette 8:28:00 AM

Here comes my first update from Jordan! It´s been 3 days since we arrived at the international airport situated just outside the capital Amman. I´m traveling with a group consisting of 14 people including my grandparents and our guide, and though the groups average age is slightly higher than that of...

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Random

Countdown!

Anette 6:36:00 AM

Hi and welcome to my blog Adventures of Anette, which mainly concentrates upon my studentlife and tralevs throughout the world. So.. It´s only a couple of days left till I leave my home country Norway. After a little side-trip to Jordan (which I also might be able to blog about if I have the time as...

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A modern-day shield-maiden who loves to explore the unbeaten paths of the world. From her base in Tokyo, Anette takes on both rural and urban challenges, and on her path, she has overcome anything from natural wilderness and cultural barriers to commuting in overcrowded Tokyo trains.

Life is too short to be stuck on one page, and this mindset reflects the diversity of Anette’s blog.
Besides being a career woman she is also a globetrotter, with 39 countries and counting.
No challenge too big, no adventure too small!

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