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.
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…
I started hiking around 2015 but I never really thought of investing in proper hiking gear until last year. I just use the stuff and wear the clothes that I already have at home or bought the cheapest stuff and did not consider the quality of the things I was buying. Last summer, I got…
Gusto mo bang mag-apply ng trabaho sa US Navy Base? Requirements for Foreigners in Japan: (Ang info below ay galing sa LMO WEBSITE– Office na nagmamanage ng labor force sa loob ng base) How to apply: Kailangan personal na pumunta sa office ng LMO para mag fill-up ng application form. Doon ka rin mamimili ng…
I am not a coffee connoisseur but I love drinking coffee. I make drip coffee every day at work and consider myself inoperable or maybe non-human yet before I have my cup of coffee in the morning. So if you see me in the morning and I look angry, please don’t take it personally.. I…