Vikingess Voyages

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

How To: Make Your Own Magnetic Cork Planters

Anette 10:13:00 PM

Recently there has been a lot of online sites with interesting craft projects for wine corks. If you, like me, tend to end up with a larger number of wine corks that you somehow never end up throwing away, this might be a good chance to use the corks for something useful. Here is some pictures from...

Monday, August 24, 2015

Snorkling

Experiencing Miyake Island (三宅島): Swimming with Wild Dolphins

Anette 10:17:00 PM

Experiencing Miyake Island Part 1 With its 6,852 islands Japan sure has enough islands to choose from for those who like to explore the wild nature on the outskirts of Japan's bustling cities. Just a couple of hours south of Tokyo and the Izu Peninsula you can find the Izu Islands, a group of volcanic...

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Japan

Sightseeing Trips from Tokyo: Experiencing the Volcanic Miyake Island (三宅島)

Anette 7:30:00 PM

With its 6,852 islands Japan sure has enough islands to choose from for those who like to explore the wild nature on the outskirts of Japan's bustling cities. Just a couple of hours south of Tokyo and the Izu Peninsula you can find the Izu Islands, a group of volcanic islands that administratively are a...

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Work in Japan

Working at Rakuten: The New Crimson House Office in Futako-Tamagawa

Anette 5:34:00 PM

The Crimson House Rakuten's plans of moving their headquarters to a whole new office in the upscale residential area called Futako-Tamagawa has been in the making for quite some years now, and in July 2015 Mikitani-san's "Crimson House" (what internally also has been referred to as the 'nest...

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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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