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5 Things You Need To Do While Visiting Quito, Ecuador

If you are planning on visiting Ecuador, for sure your first stop will be their capital city. So first things first, here are 5 things you need to do while … Read more

Fun, Exciting, Relaxing: The 3 Best Day Trips From Quito

Quito is a beautiful city full of colors, flavors, warm people and historic buildings. All surrounded by luscious green mountains wherever you look. According to UNESCO it has the best … Read more

10 Things You Should Know Before Visiting Ecuador

Worried about your next trip to Ecuador or just curious about this beautiful country? Here we tell you 10 things you should know before visiting Ecuador, so you have a … Read more

The Spectacular Swing At The End Of The World In Ecuador

A while ago I started seeing pictures everywhere from this spectacular “Swing at the end of the world” in Ecuador. I found it on many lists of “places to visit … Read more

Best 5 Things To Do In Baños, Ecuador In 24hrs

So you find yourself in Quito, and after eating all the chocolate and empanadas, and walking all the beautiful streets you are looking for something else to do outside the … Read more

About Me
Hi, I'm Ilse!
Food, coffee and bar recomendations are my love language, so I want to share them all with you as I slow travel the world with a circus tour.

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Traveling the world with a circus show 🎪 Always looking for cafecitos ☕️ 📍 Osaka, Japan 🇲🇽

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Being able to witness the stunning Sakura season i Being able to witness the stunning Sakura season in Tokyo was a such a dream🌸 
I made it my personal mission to visit as many spots around the city as possible that claimed to have cherry blossoms, but my absolute favorites are the ones in these photos 💕 
1,2&3) Chidorigafuchi Park behind the Imperial Palace 
4&5) The famous Nakameguro River Walk 🌸 
6,7,8,9&10) Shinjuku Gyeon National Park. Even though this one has an entrance fee it was my favorite one due to the space of the park, and the amount of trees spread throughout. If you go deeper into the park you can even find some lonely trees with no one sitting under them, as well as some of the biggest and oldest Sakura trees I have ever seen.
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#sakura #hanami #hanamilovers #sakuraseason #sakuratokyo #tokyosakura #cherryblossomseason #sakurajapan #japansakura #chidorigafuchi #meguroriver #cherryblossomfestival #shinjukugyoen #shinjukugyoennationalgarden #japantravels #tokyotrip
A day off in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, one of the areas A day off in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, one of the areas of Tokyo with the highest concentration of coffee roasters and independent coffee shops, also known as my personal heaven ☕️❤️
1) The peaceful Kiyosumi Gardens 
2) A unique egg sando at @monnaka_coffee 
3&4)A stroll through the quiet streets of Kiyosumi
5) The big and airy @bluebottlejapan 💙 
6) Naritasan Fukagawa Fudōdō 
7) Tomioka Hachiman Shrine 
8)Another cute cafe  @monzcafe 
9) Some traditional snacks on the Main Street
10) Lots of turtles swimming in the pond of the Kiyosumi Gardens 🐢 

#kiyosumishirakawa #kiyosumigarden #tokyocoffee #tokyocoffeeshop #tokyocoffeescene #japancoffee #bluebottlejapan #traveljapan #tokyolifestyle #tokyotokyo #tokyocafe #tokyotrip #tokyofoodie #tokyofoodie #tokyotravel #tokyostreet #thisistokyo
Beginning of March in Tokyo meant we were on full Beginning of March in Tokyo meant we were on full cherry blossom hunting mode 🌸 
1) Shiba Park for the view of a lonely sakura tree with the Tokyo Tower behind 🗼 
2&3) Imperial Palace, the gardens have some cherry blossoms but there are better spots in the city 
4) A quieter less busy location of the famous Ginza Kagari in the basement of Roppongi Hills 
5&6) Fueling at @shiten_coffee before looking for more Sakura 🌸 
7) Ueno Park entrance, again, not my favorite place for cherry blossoms, is more of a promenade than an actual park
8&9) Uo Kusa standing sushi and sake bar in Ueno 🦀 5/5 would recommend 
10) Some of my favorite cocktails at Trench Bar in Ebisu 
#tokyofood #tokyofoodie #tokyofoodies #tokyolifestyle #sakuratokyo #tokyosakura #cherryblossomjapan #hanami #tokyotower🗼 #shibapark #sakuraseason #tokyobar #tokyojapan #travelerlife #prettycities #ebisu #uenopark
Best coffee shops in Osaka ☕️ First stop 📍 Best coffee shops in Osaka ☕️ 
First stop 📍 @lilocoffee a tiny coffee shop with a wide selection of beans to choose from, a cozy space and lots of cute merch. There is also wifi, but the place feels too small to spend too much time there on a laptop. It’s more the kind of place where you really go for a good coffee and then keep going with your day. #coffeeshopsoftheworld #coffeeshops #japancoffee #osakajapan #osakacafe #osakacoffee
A day of exploring the trendy Shimokitazawa neighb A day of exploring the trendy Shimokitazawa neighborhood back in March. 
Some of my favorite things in the area are:
•Shimokita Senrogai Open Space: Outdoor seating space with a small bar and food trucks, one of them selling the best mitarashi dango I had in Tokyo 🤤 
•The usual coffeeshop @the_usual_shimokita : Good coffee in a cozy and quiet space ☕️ 
•Just the general cool vibe of the small streets 
•B- side label: All the stickers you could ever imagine 
•Dylan vintage shop: Good variety of oversized shirts 
• The onigiri stand at the train station 🍙 
•Spending days off with this one @nicolaikuntz ❤️
#tokyotravel #tokyolife #tokyocoffee #tokyocoffeeshop #shimokitazawa #shimokitazawavintage #tokyocafe #japantravel #japancoffee
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