I imagine an untold number of escape plans have been thwarted over the years because of one prisoner’s inability to mask their enthusiasm for the outside world. The other guys involved in the scheme are all telling Mr. Excitement to play it cool in order to keep the guards in the dark, but he just …
Becoming a vampire has its benefits. I’m not referring to your Bram Stokers, Vlad the Impaler, or even the twinkling variety of vampires—I mean being a functional adult while the rest of the city’s sleeping kind of undead. One such benefit is the ability to take advantage of a nearly empty bar while everyone else …
When you think of Tokyo, does dessert immediately come to mind? We’d completely understand if it didn’t. Outside of wanting to try some traditional Japanese sweets, Tara and I had all but convinced each other that sugar wasn’t going to be a major player during our trip. A phantom. A myth. Just a fairytale for …
Picture this. There’s an attraction or event you’re looking forward to more than anything else during an upcoming vacation. You haven’t been there before or experienced it yet, but in your head, it’s going to be the best part of the trip–you just know it is. Inevitably, the day of your visit to the sought …
Hakodate is a harbor city in northern Japan that is quickly becoming a favorite spot for us during any Japanese adventure. Having both the Pacific Ocean and the spit of water separating Honshu and Hokkaido (two of Japan’s four large islands) nearby, makes the seafood found in Hakodate nothing short of euphoric. Furthermore, being located …
I’m not sure where it all came from, but something inside of my head just snapped the moment I was handed the microphone. Do it. No one’s gonna know. There were approximately two dozen of us foreign teachers on a stage looking out into a sea of Korean faces, and it was my turn to …
While Tara and I are not blessed with the most refined palates in the world, we love to explore a new location by way of taste. During these journeys, we are always hoping to experience something different on our respective restaurant plates. Coming to appreciate these differences is part of what makes travel so rewarding …
