Year 2024: Between Japan and Europe (2025 Spoiler Ahead!)

Hi everyone, I hope you had the best Christmas and New Year celebrations! We spent them with our families, who came visit us in the beautiful French Riviera. It was the first time in a while that somebody came visit us and not the opposite, so we appreciated it a lot. We also had a […]

Year 2023: Discovering the Concept of Digital Nomadism

Hi my dear followers! Elly Lakes is back, after the longest hiatus of the website since its creation in 2017. I owe you an apology. I feel blessed every single day for the life I have, with its ups and downs, but my mum’s accident in 2022 (she had a brain haemorrhage, from which very […]

Japan Virtual Tours – Kochi City Part I: Sightseeing

Hi everyone! As promised, here is the first article dedicated to Shikoku! I have always dreamt about visiting this not so touristy part of Japan, and I must admit it was an interesting surprise. Let’s start with a first chapter about Kochi City, the capital of Kochi prefecture. Sightseeing in Kochi CityThere are so many […]

Inside Japan – Searching for a Job in Tokyo and Japan as a Foreigner

Hello my beloved followers! I hope you are doing fine. Here Sakura are already a distant memory, the rainy season is approaching, and we are still in state of emergency. As the title of the article suggests, this time I would like to talk about searching for a job in Tokyo and Japan as a […]

Japan Virtual Tours – The Best Hanami Spots, Not Only in Tokyo!

Hello my beloved followers! I hope you are doing fine. Here the beautiful Sakura made their short appearance, and I talked about Hanami with Paolo Linetti and Fabio Bassi. Cherry blossoms will be the protagonists of this article, which I will update every time I discover a new Hanami spot! Kinds of SakuraBefore starting, I […]

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 […]

Japan Virtual Tours – Kansai Mon Amour! A Different Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto

Hello everyone! How are you? In my last article I wrote about starting to work and my first trip near beautiful Mount Fuji. Many things happened after that: I went live on the Swiss radio, spent one great month working in my company, and found a new apartment where Jack and I will move next […]

Japan Virtual Tours – Beautiful Gems around Mount Fuji

Hi everyone! How are you? I almost finished my second working week in Tokyo after a three days holiday (Monday was Labor Thanksgiving Day). The short trip will be the topic of this article. You can read all day-by-day updates I dedicated to my first week from the posts on my social media. Enjoy before […]

Inside Japan – Back to Tokyo: PCR Tests, Flights, and Quarantine

Hello everybody! Hope everything is fine. As I wished in my last article, I am writing from my Tokyo apartment, where I am currently in quarantine with Jack. If you are in Europe, please stay safe and wear a mask, getting Covid should not be a pleasant experience. I luckily tested negative, so I was […]

Amazing Stories – From Vladivostok to Fukuoka on a Boat

Hi my dear readers! How is life going? There are a few updates from my side: In one of my latest posts I talked about the possibility to go back to Japan, and now it is confirmed! I am in the middle of visa’s procedures, and I may be able to be back by November! […]