Vikingess Voyages

Friday, December 27, 2013

Nippon TV: Zoom in Saturday ズームイン!!サタデー年末SP

Anette 9:50:00 PM

Nippon Television's program "ZOOM-IN!! Saturday"'s year-end special with the title 「ズームイン!!サタデー年末SP外国人&グルメな絶景まつり」features a number of interviews with gaijins living in Tokyo, and apparently the interview they did with me will be included in the show^^ It will be aired from 5:30-10:00 on Saturday....

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Norway abroad

Nordic Christmas Festival in Tokyo

Anette 11:52:00 AM

Prince Hotel and Grand Prince Hotel in Shinagawa are hosting an annual Nordic Festival which gives you the opportunity to experience a Nordic Christmas in the heart of Tokyo. From the end of November until the 25. December you can visit their Nordic Christmas Market, and they also...

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Traditions

Japanese New Year Card (年賀状) Sumi-E Workshop

Anette 11:03:00 AM

Sumi-e (墨絵) is a traditional ink wash painting style introduced to Japan in the Muromachi-period (1338-1573) through Korea. Although sumi-e originally was developed in China during the Tang-dynasty (618-907) it gained its own characteristic style in Japan by masters like Sesshu Toyo and under the influence...

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Tokyo

Sightseeing in Tokyo: Ueno Park (上野公園)

Anette 10:01:00 PM

One of the great things about Tokyo is that the green lungs of the metropolis never are too far away. Close to where I live there is a park called Ueno Koen (上野公園 - koen means park btw) where I often (or at least once a month or so..) go jogging in the afternoon after work. Right now the autumn season...

Monday, November 25, 2013

Random

Introducing 50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World

Anette 8:51:00 PM

This post is just so full of brilliant ideas to make your life easier I could resist sharing it with you guys. I'm not going to write much about the content of the page - rather, I'll show you the 10 initial tips and tricks introduced on the page. At the end of the post I've included a how to do video...

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Fashion

Angora fur: Fashion to kill for!

Anette 11:30:00 AM

We say that clothes create people, and it is often thought that people who dress by the latest fashion are among the more successful members of our society. The fashion police is always ready to judge the ones that have not understood that pink is the color of the season, or that gladiator sandals...

Monday, November 18, 2013

News

Japanese Freshness Burger's Liberation Wrapper: How to eat with an Ochobo

Anette 11:30:00 PM

Maybe you have already heard about the Japanese burger chain called "Freshness Burger" and their campaign to make women eat more of their burgers? If not, you should check out this video for a short introduction: So, as introduced in the video it is apparently considered bad for Japanese women...

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Osaka

Kansai International Airport to Kyoto: Easy Access by Airport Shuttle

Anette 11:46:00 PM

Are you planning to visit Kyoto and worry about getting to the city from Kansai International Airport? The definitely easiest way to get to Kyoto from the airport is to reserve a seat on the shared ride shuttle service called the Yasaka Kansai Airport Shuffle. I used their bus 3-4 times during the...

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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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