Lenka's Diary

A “warm” welcome back from the UK

Another disastrous journey to Newcastle after my fabulous YA and post-YA depression. I wish I was making it all up.

The best of the best, aka my personal recommendations for the lovely island of Miyajima

Let's keep it real - a true diary entry where I share all about the loneliness, homesickness and overdoing it

Volunteering as a yukata model at a fashion show at one of Hiroshima's festivals

The story of how I became a miko-san for one of the Shinto festivals in Hiroshima

Finding peace on a beach in Itoshima only to scare myself moments later in the tiniest village in the middle of the nearby woods

Taking a day trip to nearby Dazaifu, the historical capital of the area on the day 2 of the trip

My first shinkansen trip, first solo hotel stay and first statue of reclining Buddha (which happened to be the largest bronze one)

A new day, a new problem at the part-time job, or so it seems

The final day of the trip, when sun decided to finally make an appearance