Hi everyone! In the next few hours, I will be on an airplane off to Japan. I know a lot of people (including friends) have asked “Japan again?”. And it’s understandable. For me, I love Japan, maybe not enough to move there but I love Read More …
One of the good things about having the Tokyo Olympics 2020 is that major railway and metro operators will be extending their operating hours every day during the Tokyo Olympics. Granted, this means Tokyo only and with that,the Yamanote Line which people wish would run Read More …
With the tragedy from the accident of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 and many countries grounding all Boeing 737 MAX, there have been concern by travelers, especially first time travelers about the safety of their flights. For those in the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Read More …
It has been several years since I last reviewed a Mizuno Wave Inspire shoe. In fact, the last time I reviewed a pair was back in 2015 for the Mizuno Wave Inspire 10. I called them my Evangelion shoes, but most people called it my Read More …
Click here to Purchase this Film on Amazon In 1968, a group of women who were sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company Limited’s Dagenham assembly plant in Essex walked out on their jobs to protest their jobs which were graded at Category B (less-skilled Read More …
I’m often asked about how one can avoid the crowded trains in metropolitan areas of Japan. People may have heard that people are packed like sardines in a train and yes, it happens a lot and some, especially coming to Japan with children, worry about Read More …
The Harajuku Jingumae district is among the popular shopping districts in Shibuya based in Harajuku. With Cat St. on the opposite end of Omotesando, Jingumae is a place I often visit for coffee shops and restaurants but also features cool shopping. And you also have Read More …
I’m often asked how I am able to watch music videos on YouTube that are region-based or free programming that is region-based and the answer is VPN! And the main VPN software I use is HMA! Pro VPN (Virtual Private Network). And it’s one of Read More …
From my last blog, I wrote about how Y’s Road was the largest bike shop chain in Japan. Offering varieties and brands of bikes, the stores are no doubt, the goto store for bikes and accessories. Let’s take a look at the cycling accessories offered Read More …
In Japan, similar to the US, you have your local bike shops and then you have big chains. One of the most popular chains is Y’s Road (pronounced as “Wise Road”), Japan’s largest sports cycle specialty store. And I have to say, of all the Read More …
America has its fair share of Italian delis and markets that serve amazing food. New York has Faicco’s Italian Specialties, the Bronx has Joe’s Italian Deli and Lioni Italian Heroes in Brooklyn. While Philly has Pastificio and Vincenzo’s, Chicago has Tony’s Italian & Subs, Bari Read More …
One of the statues featured at the Matsuoka Museum of Art is “The Statue of Enehey”. Made of Limestone. Egypt. New Kingdom, late 18th dynasty (1300-1200 b.c.). Excavated from Saqqarah, a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, Saqqarah served as the necropolis for the Ancient Read More …
I’m often asked if I ever go to Starbucks because I’m more of a third wave coffee guy. What is third wave? What are the first and second waves? The first wave was long ago when coffee became widely accessible and that was around the Read More …
When Okazaki Takashi’s manga and anime series “Afro Samurai” came out, I know there were people who felt it was silly that there was a Black man as a samurai. In reality, there was actually a real Black man who was a samurai and his Read More …
Back in 1989, Jilla and Shallom Berkman met a coffee farmer named Jorge from a farm in Peru producing organic, heirloom coffee. Intrigued by Jorge’s mission, the Berkman’s would launch America’s first exclusively organic, heirloom coffee company named Urth Caffe. Using the old Welsh root Read More …