Vikingess Voyages

Thursday, January 31, 2013

January in Japan!

Anette 4:15:00 PM

This month in Japan has certainly gone by quickly! 大黒天 After my participation in the Toka-Ebisu festival in Osaka I spent the first evening drinking wine and chatting with Yuma's parents until 2 am. Last year they took really good care of me after I had broken my shoulder, and this time they helped...

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Fuku Musume

Working as a Fukumusume (福娘): The Tōka Ebisu Festival (十日戎) 2013

Anette 8:17:00 PM

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Volunteer

Volunteering with Rise Above in the Philippines: Dental Mission!

Anette 6:40:00 PM

Yuma and I returned to Cebu on Saturday, and in the evening Yuma left the Philippines going back to Tokyo to work. Me on the other hand had still a couple of more days to go, and I had decided to spend my two last days volunteering. An illustration of how to brush your teeth. The NGO I had been working...

Environment

7 Billion Unpacked: A Comic

Anette 11:20:00 AM

A comic from Grist that won the Global Media Award 2011 from the Population Institute. The comic can be found in PDF format here. ...

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Random

Instaframe: Improving your Instagram Photos

Anette 2:03:00 PM

I have just discovered the application Instaframe, which can be used to put together your photos for beautiful collages, and have found it a really practical tool for combining with the Instagram application for even better pictures. In this post I will present two ways these applications can be combined...

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Travel

Sightseeing in Bohol: Day-trip to the Chocolate Hills & Tarsier Watching

Anette 9:01:00 AM

On our last day in Bohol Yuma and I had booked a cab for the day to take us on a trip around Bohol to see the most famous tourists spots of the island before leaving with a ferry in the afternoon. Some of the memorable sights we visited on our trip. Made by Instaframe & Instagram Some of the...

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Southeastasia

Diving in the Philippines: Balicasag - the Diver's Heaven and the Marine Sanctuary

Anette 9:03:00 PM

One of the activities you shouldn't miss out on while in the Philippines, is diving. There are many great diving spots all over the country, and you can see things like coral reefs, colorful fishes and even whale sharks while swimming in the ocean. Yuma and I had also decided to spend a day to go...

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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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