How to Become a Solopreneur in Japan and France: My Experience with Elly Lakes

Dear all, we are now entering the second half of the year. How is it going for you so far? For me, this year started off great by no longer getting sick! Since then, I have taken on new collaborations and helped both old and new clients travel and find apartments in Japan and Nice. […]

From Japan to France: My Move from Tokyo to Nice

Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing fine. It has been a while, and as usual so much has happened in the meantime. The highlight is that I moved to the fourth country of my life: After Italy, Switzerland, and Japan, it is time for France! I chose the city of Nice, in the […]

Escape to Europe – Bellissima Italia from the Lake to the Sea

Hi my beautiful readers! I hope you are all doing fine. Did you get a bit of luck and happiness from my latest article? Today I would like to share with you the adventure we had in Italy last summer, at the end of my stay. Jack managed to come visit me and we decided […]

Inside Japan – Ume, Earthquakes, and Next Media Interviews

Hello everyone! Hope you are fine. Spring is here! And this is a quick update about some important events happening this and next month! “Ume” the beautiful plum flowers Before the arrival of the beloved Cherry Blossoms in March, called “Sakura” in Japanese, there is another flower that it is worth viewing: “Ume”, the plum […]

Inside Japan – Back to Tokyo: Working Visa and Other Procedures

Hi everyone! Hope you are fine and staying safe. Covid numbers out there do not seem great, and many European countries are taking more precautions again. I need to depart as soon as possible! At the beginning of my last article I told you I got my job confirmed and I started my visa’s procedures. […]

Japan Contest: Winners and Prizes | Concorso Giappone: vincitori e premi

Dear all, I hope you are doing fine. I am here to talk about the Japan Contest! It started on July 15 and finished on August 30, with a total of 10 partners and 28 participants. There is a good piece of news: Everybody is a winner! You can read more about the contest’s history […]

Escape to Europe – Road Trip Among Italy, France, and Switzerland

Hello guys! I am back to work on Elly Lakes! On August 11, I said goodbye to Jack who went back to Tokyo after spending a couple of weeks in Europe, where we had our amazing Road Trip among Italy, France, and Switzerland. You can read later about our story to understand why this short […]

Escape to Switzerland – Ticino Secret Paths

Hi everyone! How are you doing? I am fine, recently many things have happened in Japan and in my life: Japan opened internally, and maybe at the end of June it will also open to foreigner visitors. I talked about this topic, together with my last article, on TV! You can watch the entire interview […]

Between Japan and Europe: Pandemic, Avigan, and Love

Hello everyone! How are you doing? Things changed so fast from my latest post (here). The pandemic seems to be taken into consideration almost everywhere now, more and more of my social media contacts around the world are talking about quarantine. But apparently not the people in Japan. Why? I want to shed some light […]

Between Japan and Europe: What Coronavirus Does to Travelers

Hey everyone, hope you are doing fine. Just ten days have passed after my last article (here) and so many things happened in the meantime. Let’s see how life changed due to Coronavirus and what we should do in the next weeks for ourselves and others. My plansLet’s start with my plans. Who personally knows […]