Kamakura.

It's been so long since I last blogged. I can't really explain why. Well I guess I somehow could. After coming back to Paris from the south of France, I hosted a friend of mine for about 3 weeks, during which I helped her write her final dissertation. Then I hosted a german traveler, and then an australian guy, and then a british friend of mine. After that I filmed a couple of videos with a lovely vegan couple  (check them out here, they're talented!). And then university started again. If you add to that finishing my first novella, reading, making videos and finishing my vegan ebook that you can buy here, that leaves little time for blogging.
And it's a pity. One of my next new year's resolutions is probably going to be to write on here more frequently. And more regularly as well. It's probably going to be slighly difficult given that I'll be soon starting my second master degree. I'm taking linguistics as well, online in addition to literature. We'll see how that goes.

ANYWAY.
This post is not supposed to be about my how so hectic life. It's about one of my favourite places in the whole world, one of my absolute favourite spots in Japan : Kamakura. I have already mentioned that on here, and in a few videos too. But that's still accurate and valid, three years later. This time around we got to explore Kamakura a little bit more with my sister's friend, and we spent a very lovely day in the city, between the beach and beautiful temples. I'd go back in an hearbeat. I'd greatly and without a single doubt, trade Paris for Kamakura today. For the fresh air of the shore, the peace of the temples and the whole atmosphere of Japan. This little something that is impossible to describe or put into words.

 

 

 

Le Sud.

The south of France... I spent all of my childhood there, and never quite realised what a paradise it can be. I actually had not gone back in three years for summer vacations. Even more surprising, it had been six years since I went to the beach. And I love the sea, the blue blue sea!
There's not much I can say but that it was a great, great time. I was definitely not expecting it to be such a pleasant and relaxing time but it was.
I even miss it a little bit... I'm glad it didn't take longer for me to realise how happy I can be there, and how peaceful spending time with family and friends, under the sun and listening to the melody of waves.

Nara.

Nara left us both with mixed feelings. While we loved Todai-ji, the deers, the house we were staying at and the weather, we found the atmosphere a bit ... particular and not as enjoyable as other cities in Japan. I have visited quite a few, from Hiroshima to Fukuoka and Kamakura, and they were all so different yet lively. Which is precisely what I felt like Nara was missing: life. It sure was pretty, and I liked it, but I missed the spirit, the life, the characteristic vibe that each city has and makes it so unique. You know how there are cities that you can never really picture in your head, which map you can not draw mentally? That's also what happend with Nara. It was also really difficult to find places to eat, as a vegan, which wasn't the case in Tokyo or Kyoto, and therefore, made our stay a bit of a struggle at times. But hey, it was Japan, and it was amazing nonetheless!

(a video will be on my channel, if you're interested in discovering more of Nara!)