What “Tokyo” So Long?
“I compared it to taking my first acid trip: Nothing was ever the same for me. I just wanted more of it. If I had to agree to live in one country, or even one city, for the rest of my life, never leaving it, I'd pick Tokyo in a second.” - Anthony Bourdain ...
You Look So Kyoto!
To preface this entry, Kyoto is more massive than I'd expected. But not the massive as in where every square foot is a temple, going as far as the eye can see like in Bagan. Rather, I was surprised how it was massive more in a dense, in-your-face, modern metropolis....
I Ain’t Nara Scurred!
Although Nara was not part of our original itinerary, I decided to add this beautiful little city at the last minute after seeing a possible route through there from Osaka to Kyoto. Nara has the largest number of buildings designated National Treasures...
Osaka-n You See?
After our insanely good Kobe beef dinner at Tor Road Steak Aoyama and having headed onwards from Kobe, we arrived into Osaka at around 10pm and checked into our accommodations at hostel PICNIC.After taking an hour to freshen up, Donna, Shayra, myself,...
Ko-Bae Beef
From last night: Hiroshima can now claim one of the weirdest, most discombobulated nights out I've had in a while. We started with a quick bite at a random Mexican/Japanese fusion spot that we had all to ourselves, got turned away from an...
The Last Action Hiroshima
After 2 days in Nagasaki, we headed northeast for Hiroshima, first boarding the 3:20pm Kamome 26 Train (which leaves hourly on the :20) from Nagasaki Station to Hakata. We arrived on time into Hakata at 5:13pm,...
No Typhoon Can Stop The Monsoon: Nagasaki
Apparently I haven't learned the last time we, the monsoon, flew in the middle of a typhoon. A travel miracle had saved us then, and another miracle has saved us today. A few hours ago I woke up to an email from All Nippon Airways (ANA) informing that...
Okinawa-i’i!
After watching the late Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown special on Okinawa 3 years ago while kicking it at a downtown Russian Sauna back home in NYC, I knew I had to add it on any itinerary I would design for an eventual Japan trip. Anthony Bourdain's...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
