Mike dragged me out to dinner at Ariake on that dreadful night, Nov. 6, when we got the final results. I felt like someone had beat me up with a sledgehammer and I look like it in the first photo. But I attempted a smile and will attempt to find whatever joy I can find while ...
The tricky thing you have to consider though is where to buy it. When you land in Narita or Haneda, you should buy it right away and that’s a no-brainer but if you’re trying to buy one in the middle of your trip, it’ll be a bit more work. You can either buy them at desi...
The city is equally well-known for its thriving food scene including its famous Hida beef and Takayama ramen, while outside of the city, visitors can access some of Japan’s most rewarding destinations including the World Heritage-listed villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, the beautiful alpin...
Visitors in winter can enjoy the best of Shiga Kogen in combination with a visit the monkey park on our1-Day Snow Monkeys & Snow Fun in Shiga Kogen Tour, operating from December to March each year. Of course, not all of our tours head to the monkeys with other options including the st...
The F-15 equips a 20mm Vulcan, a fast-firing weapon that can quickly shred most airframes, but other aircraft come with a GSh-30-2 30mm, which compensates for a slower rate of fire with individually damaging shells. One thing that I only realised after finishing the mission was that, ...
Ramen Yashichi (らーめん弥七)I can say with some certainty, that my bowl of chicken based shoyu ramen at Ramen Yashichi (らーめん弥七) in Osaka, was the best bowl of ramen I’d ever had… in fact, I didn’t even know ramen could be this good before Dwight took me here for the...
Time to have some fun I reckon so here comes a concerted effort to broaden the range of fun and frivolity I can have in my mid 40s! It’s been an interesting couple of years with thoughts and emotions taking me in all sorts of places that I haven’t been before, especially in the...
the hawker center where I had the amazing laksa a Hindu temple Chinatown I feel like this picture sums up Singapore better than I can. There is a Hindu temple, traditional Singapore housing, and a huge skyscraper all in view on a pristine street. If you want to imagine Singapore, just th...
re living in the age of ramen, the extrovert among Japanese noodles with its steamy pork-bone broth and its garnishes of just-set egg, whiskery scallions, and glossy meats. Soba, best eaten simply to appreciate its subtleties, can by comparison seem dull. There is nothing banal, though, ...
me the rental is more expensive near the subway so it is usually quite a distance to walk to the good places to eat even after you took the subway, which is okay if you have plenty of time. I’ll try my best to put the Chinese names of the restaurants so you can just copy and ...