What is the best time to travel to Japan? Without doubt, sakura season (spring).
If you are lucky enough to have a few days off this spring, seeing Japan’s cherry blossom is an opportunity not to miss. Last remaining places for spring trips to Japan. Lower prices than in summer, more pleasant temperatures and a unique natural spectacle.
South Korea vs Japan. Distinctive cultural identity, tradition and modernity.
While they can share traits that we identify with Eastern culture, Japan and South Korea differ greatly in their landscapes, customs, traditions and language.
In this post, we give a brief introduction to each country. We will leave the choice to you: Japan or South Korea?
A different perspective on familiar Japan. A trip departing on 21 May to discover Japan at its most authentic.
Accompanied by Asaki, our Japanese guide – with impeccable Spanish and surprisingly Mediterranean sensitivity – and Ariadna as photography coordinator, we will have the opportunity to discover, understand and capture the essence of the places we visit.
The flowering of cherry trees in Japan, known as Sakura, usually occurs between late March and early April. This event varies according to the region and climatic conditions of each year. Flowering begins in the south, in places like Okinawa, and progresses northwards, reaching Hokkaido later.
After two years...Japan reopens its doors! Special departure Momiji-gari from 10 to 27 November.
We are delighted to be able to travel there at our favourite time of year, when we can enjoy momiji-gari, the search for autumn colours.
In November, the weather is cooler and the trees wear a striking cloak of ochre, orange, red and even violet leaves. Villages, shrines and forests fill with colour, and the big cities come alive again after the high temperatures of August and the typhoons of September.
There are two things we love when we travel; one is to get lost in the places we visit and the other, go to sleep on a full stomach.
When we travel around the world, we can enter a good restaurant and spend a little money but, to be honest, we prefer to walk the streets in search of the best street food in the world, authentic local cuisine.
Here are some of the the best street foods of the world, so you can taste them on your travels or try cooking them at home (Viajes Tuareg cannot take responsibility for your culinary skills):
China - Baozi
Known as "buns‘, this Street food in China has recently become popular in our country. Baozi are steamed buns that can be filled with all kinds of ingredients: meat or vegetables for lunch or dinner, or chocolate, for example, for dessert.
In China they are everywhere, so I'm sure those who Travel with us to China You can taste it.
Baozi | China
Thailand – Pad thai
If you have already travelled to Thailand, you have probably tried Pad Thai at some point. This traditional Thai street food is not only delicious but also very affordable and usually appeals to everyone. It consists of stir-fried rice noodles with chicken or seafood, such as prawns or shrimp. Egg, coriander, soya, peppers and a sauce are also used, varying according to where you eat it.
Pad Thai | Thailand
Greece – Gyros
There is no need travel to Greece to eat a gyro, although the best are undoubtedly those we find wandering through the streets of Greek cities.
For a great gyros, we need good pita bread, roast lamb or pork and the distinctive tzatziki sauce (yoghurt with garlic, mint and cucumber). We can then add something fresh, such as onion, lettuce or tomato (or all three!).
Gyros | Greece
Japan – Takoyaki
Takoyaki (たこ焼き) is a small fritter made from flour-and-egg batter, filled with grilled octopus and served with sauce. In fact, “tako’ is octopus, and "yaki’ is griddled. Although this Japanese street food originally comes from the Kansai region, is now eaten almost throughout the country, and is delicious!
If you have walked through Sicily’s streets, you have probably seen arancini at many food stalls. Their shape may vary depending on where on the island you eat them, but they all have one thing in common,
If you have decided to travel to Japan with us this year, you will know that you have a few free days in Tokyo. Make the most of them by sampling the cuisine, a fundamental part of Japanese life. Noodles are a staple of Japanese cooking and the basis of many of its most iconic dishes. Here is a brief introduction to 7 different types of noodle. And if you make a noise while slurping them, don't worry: it is positively encouraged.
Shirakawago is a beautiful village of Japan in Gifu Prefecture. It is known for its many well-preserved traditional wooden houses with steep thatched roofs. Their slope allows the winter snow to slide off without accumulating and endangering the buildings.
The bridges are built to connect, and perhaps that is why we like them so much. Since the first ones appeared bridges in Bronze Age Greece, humans have kept building these structures, trying to bridge the distances between us. There are so many bridges that we have built, that today they represent an immense cultural heritage, treasures that tell us about history, culture and science. Undoubtedly, great platforms worth travel.
That's why we wanted to look at different bridges that we find in some of the countries we visit regularly. Here we go.
The recent trip to Japan taken by our colleague Àlex, one of his many visits to the Land of the Rising Sun, he brought back some impressive photographs of the Naruto whirlpools, where Japan’s Inland Sea meets the Pacific Ocean.
This curious natural phenomenon is common and regular in the Naruto Strait. Why does this happen? What causes the whirlpools?
Travel to Japan in October. Photo from the Viajes Tuareg archive
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