On the FIRST page of Google

Great victory on Thursday!I was on the phone with my sister and she was telling me that she had trouble reading all of my posts because she has two very young children, and she had set a goal of reading one per week. And I was like, oh that's great, and which one do you prefer etc, and I asked her if she had saved my website in her google favourites.And she told me she would go via google to try and find my articles. And I know I had some articles indexed but I thought they were in the last pag

Japan and wine - Yamanashi wines

There are today hundreds of wineries in Japan, most of them being in the four following prefectures : Yamanashi, Hokkaido, Nagano and Yamagata. Let's focus in this post on the Yamanashi prefecture. The story starts in the 1870's when two friends returned from France, after studying wine production and decided to do the same in Japan. Their first feat was Chateau Mercian: the first ever private winery in Japan.Thanks to the owner of Wine shop Fujimaru (a fabulous wine shop in the outskirts of To

A day in Osaka - the backstreets

Hello to you! After my day in Kyoto and a half day in Nara, Osaka was the last town I visited during this three-day trip in Japan. I have to say, it was my favorite! I loved the mix between modernity with the skyscrapers and the more traditional areas like Osaka Castle, one of the largest stone-walled building in Japan. Moreover, I signed up to a tour to discover the backstreets of Osaka and enjoy some traditional meals : it was AMAZING! Not only did I discover the town in another way, but I al

A day in Nara - deers and wine

After my day in Kyoto, where you can find the description here, I headed off to Nara, another town in the Kansai region. Nara was actually the first capital of Japan for 74 years during the VIII century. Its twin town is Versailles. You can visit Nara in a day. I only had a half-day for my part.Nara Park and its deerFounded in 1880, the Nara park is a public (free) park in Nara, which lies on a 502HA area at the foot of Mount Wakakusa. 1200 deers call this park home. You can easily buy some "sh

Places to see in Kyoto in a day - how I spent my day in Kyoto

I recently spent a few days in Japan. Now, you must be wondering, how did I manage that? Indeed, this country has still its border closed due to lone tourists due to COVID. However, I am lucky enough to have a sister who lives in Japan, so I got sponsored by her (by the way, check out her profile, she just signed up!). During one of her workdays, I went to Tokyo to spend the day there. Let me show you what I visited and you may even use it as a day tour in Kyoto!Nijo-jo Castle - witness to the

Top Gun, Wine and meat - a unique pairing?

What makes us SPECIAL? That is a question MANY ask themselves during a lifetime... I know I do. And the funny thing is : the answers CHANGES throughout a lifetime! Well the specifications do, the ESSENCE however stays the same : our UNIQUE pairings!I have joined Wealthy Affiliate for over a month now, so quite recently. Through the training, we are told (encouraged?) to chose a NICHE. I chose wine in France. Why? Because, well... first I LOVE wine (and when I mean love, I mean I love learning e

My first post - after a month at WA

Hey you guys!So I am quite new to this and this post is literally my first :) I've been signed up for a little over a month now and have been going on with the training (88% of Level 2! yay me!). I'm French and really interested in wine, I've passed WSET 2 last year and am currently working on trying out WSET 3. However, it is "only" a passion for now, I'm in the aeronautical and naval field at my everyday job (which is also a second passion so ain't I lucky?). As I love traveling, being French