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 …
