One of channels I subscribe to on YouTube is June Quan’s Stir & Style. She was a lawyer, but got tired of the banality and the fact that all she did was work, work, work and had no time for anything. So, tired of it Read More …
I have numerous bags in my home. One to hold my bodyboard and fins, another my surfboard and another for my skimboards. But I have been looking for a bag that can hold on to numerous fins and my wetsuit and one that can hold Read More …
From U.S. Divers comes the U.S. Divers Panoramic View Lux Platinum Snorkel Set. For one who is looking for a all-in-one set that is affordable, one will know that you do get quality pieces in this set but are they great? I’m going to review Read More …
You live, you learn. That is how I felt when I visited Ueno Royal Museum at Ueno Park in December to see the “Fear in Painting” exhibit. For me, I wanted to see Paul Delaroche’s renown painting, “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey,” one of Read More …
I tend to wear a few shoe brands and when it comes to Sneakers, my closet is primarily Adidas-driven. When I was in Tokyo, I visited the Adidas Originals store in Roppongi and I was literally in Adidas heaven! I had to check out the Read More …
I have been on the look out for industrial work shoes that are solidly built. Durable boots that have no easy separation from the shoe and its sole and where stitching is well done. But shoes that are stylish and would match the pants I Read More …
Ameya-Yokocho (also known as “Ameyoko”) is an open-air market in Taito ward right next to Ueno Station. And one of the things people will notice of how it has an international flair, reminding me of Shinuku’s Okubu-dori (or Shin-Okubo) and a mix of clothing shops, Read More …
If Gatorade had the “Be Like Mike” campaign years ago for the young hopefuls who dreamed about becoming the next Michael Jordan, what about the young groms who wanted to be like pro surfers Kelly Slater, Tom Curren, Sunny Garcia, Martin Potter, Occy, Gerry Lopez Read More …
From SEAC comes the SEAC Frameless Scuba Snorkeling Freediving Mask Dry Snorkel Set. I’m going to review each piece, one by one. I. SNORKEL – Let’s start off with the SEAC’s Vortex snorkel. This is a basic side snorkel but it has a purge valve. Read More …
For those who have read my scuba dive mask and snorkel reviews, know I am very big on Cressi products. And when it comes to dive masks, Cressi, which is made in Italy, are one of the best makers of dive masks. The Cressi Onda Read More …
Shibuya, the city that never sleeps. I have been to Shibuya at many hours of the day and there are still crowds. You would think that between 1:00 -3:00 a.m., that it would be dead, but you would see people who are getting off of Read More …
When I went on my coffee tour in Japan, one of the locations that I was recommended on visiting is Nishimura Coffee in Kobe. Because I was visiting the Sannomiya location, I decided to embark to Nishimura Coffee in Kobe for good coffee. But also Read More …
B-WAVE is the official ORIX BUFFALOES Team Store and in Japan, it’s one of the coolest NPB-related baseball team stores that I have been to. It’s important to note that in Japan, you have your huge general stores located at the stadium and then you Read More …
Continuing from yesterday’s post about the teams that made up the ORIX Buffaloes, I will now discuss B-WAVE, the ORIX Buffaloes Official Team Store. Typically when you visit a baseball team store in Japan, the official store is in near proximity to the home stadium. Read More …
For tomorrow’s post, I will talk about the B-Wave – The ORIX Buffaloes Official Team Store in Kobe. But for toda’s post, to segue into the store, I have to discuss the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) Pacific League ORIX Buffaloes first. To know this current Read More …