After visiting Japan in 2019, I had a strong urge to go back and enjoy the culture and local food again. I was able to convince a close friend, Max, to join me on a shorter 12-day trip. This time we wanted to visit Tokyo and Osaka. Planning a trip to Japan I created an AI assistant using OpenClaw to help us with our travel planning. We texted it over WhatsApp and saved possible restaurants and activities into a Google Sheet. This gave us a high-level overview of what we wanted to do, so we could

I’m writing this post on January 1, 2026, looking back on the past year. 2025 has been a year with lots of ups and downs for me. I am writing down my thoughts in this post. I started the year with another visit to Colombia, i arrived on the 28th of December and settled in the Airbnb I had already visited the year before. I spent New Year’s Eve first working with my co-workers for midnight Switzerland time (6:00 PM Colombia time). After having dinner by myself and enjoying a glass of red wine, I

One of the most recommended locations to visit was the city of Medellin, Colombia. I’ve planned this trip well in advance during the summer, looking for places to rent and learning about the different parts of the city. Right when the weather started to get uncomfortably cold in Switzerland, at the start of November, I left my apartment and began my journey to Colombina. Travel There are currently no direct flights available from Zurich to Medellin, and most of the flights go through Bogota, the

My final destination for this trip was the country El Salvador. In my research, i found out that El Salvador is one of the best countries for surfing with consistent waves year-round. The flight from Costa Rica was only one hour, and the country removed all entry restrictions. Going through immigration took only about five minutes, then I was ready to grab my luggage and get a taxi to my destination. Location El Salvador is a small country with around 6.5 million inhabitants. The stereotypical r

After my surf camp and hostel experience, i planned to move to my own apartment to work remotely for a month from Costa Rica. Airbnb I booked the Airbnb ahead of my stay in Costa Rica. The location was still in the same town called Tamarindo . On the map, the place was just two streets behind my initial destination. Little did i know that those streets are one of the most off-road streets in the town and that the second one had a steep incline. Luckily my friend from the surf camp drove me to my