by josephbautista | Sunday, November 5, 2017 | Hyped, Japan, Kanagawa
On my weekend road trip around Kanagawa, I dedicated the first day to visit Hakone and ride through the mountain roads of the area. Once I arrived to the lake Ashi, or Ashinoko, I decided to take a break for lunch and explore by feet the surroundings of the lake. One...
by josephbautista | Sunday, November 6, 2016 | Europe, Food, La Rioja, Road Trip, Spain
Used to schedule and plan my solo trips for Hype in Tokyo, this time I let that work to my dad and his friends and joined his party for a weekend. Purpose of the trip? Good tapas in Logroño and observe the Stars at night on top of Laguna de Cameros, a small village in...
by josephbautista | Sunday, August 7, 2016 | Harley Davidson, Japan, Kanagawa, Road Trip, Shizuoka, Travel Tips
It finally happened, after all this years riding my Harley Davidson in Europe, and my trips to Japan, I could combine the two aspects of my trips for a weekend ride on the Central Japan roads. An experience that was for long time in my bucket list, and it’s still at...
by josephbautista | Sunday, January 3, 2016 | Barcelona, Catalunya, Road Trip
(Text en anglés i català) (Text in english and catalan) Located just at 100km from Barcelona, the medieval town of Rupit-Pruit makes a perfect day trip excursion, hiking on the many mountain paths to the town, enjoying the views of the valley of Sau and Collsacabra....
by josephbautista | Sunday, December 6, 2015 | Catalunya, Road Trip, Tarragona
Road trips with the main goal of enjoying local food always feel excellent. Riding my Harley Davidson Nightster for leisure and good times, even better. From Barcelona on an early morning departure takes almost 3 hours to arrive to Delta de l’Ebre, non stopping....
Travel photographer and journalist. Degree in Tourism management and master's degree in Travel Journalism. Lived and studied in Tokyo for more than 2 years, where I started my blog Hype in Tokyo. I kept the name from that period in Tokyo for my travel projects as a memento of where it all started. 
