Traveling with purpose. Writing from the heart. Marie Journals is a personal travel blog about slow travel, hiking, and intentional journeys—mostly around Japan. Here, I share honest travel stories, detailed guides, reflections from the trail, and practical tips from my own experiences hiking and walking pilgrimages like the Camino de Santiago.
One of the most fun and random trips of 2024 was my trip to Chūgoku Region with friends. We just booked our flights with no plans at all, and that’s it. Yamaguchi Prefecture Day 1 Mar 16, 2024– We flew from Haneda via ANA around noon and arrived at Iwakuni Airport before 14:00. It was…
Lately, I think I mastered the art of relaxing and unwinding that it doesn’t take me long to switch from “WORK MODE ME” to ->”OFF-WORK ME”. I think my brain logs off the moment I log off my computer, that’s how quick it is these days. It’s crazy because I used to have trouble switching…