Me sitting at view point at the end of the trail in Shiratani – Yakushima. Photo credit: Jennifer Lue of Yakushima Life Leaving Miyanoura – Yakushima harbour, I read in other blogs that you start missing Yakushima as soon as the ferry takes off and it was also my experience Walking in Yakusugiland in Yakushima – the density of plant and tree population was quite high making me feel like swimming my way through the trees, such a great feeling Old cedar trees of Yakushima. While the age of some of the famous trees such as Jomon Sugi is a matter of speculation with prediction as old as 7000 years (but more likely much younger), they all look still very stunning to me without any need to have a sensational age back-up Jennifer Lue of Yakushima Life leading the way in Shiratani – Yakushima Tokori Waterfall in Yakushima, the only waterfall in Japan meeting the ocean No photos please! Jennifer told me that it is better to avoid eye contact with the monkeys as it makes them feel uncomfortable Yakushima Mountains Vietnam War Onur Air Mag – August 2017 Murren – Switzerland High above Hokkadio – Japan Eiger – Switzerland View from the office – Istanbul Weggis – Switzerland Weggis – Switzerland Chicago – USA Porto – Portugal Lake Naivasha – Kenya Masai Mara – Kenya Beijing – China Masai Mara – Kenya