The One about the Seac Frameless Scuba Snorkeling Freediving Mask Dry Snorkel Set

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 …

The One about the ORIX Buffaloes Part 2 & B-WAVE, the ORIX BUFFALOES Official Team Store Part 1

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 …

The One about the ORIX Buffaloes Part 1

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 …

The One about Dave Broom’s “The Way of Whisky: A Journey around Japanese Whisky”

I have purposely taken my time to read “The Way of Whisky: A Journey Around Japanese Whisky”. Almost like a drink that you want to savor and not drink so quickly, I took my time reading Dave Broom’s book because while Japanese whisky is the Read More …

The One about the Nude Statues Inside Ueno Station

For those who are interested in sculptures, Ueno Park is known to have a few. But it’s not limited to just the park, they have sculptures inside Ueno Station, but surprising to travelers, these sculptures are nude. This goes to show the difference in culture Read More …

The One about Zaytoona Mediterranean Cuisine in Hanford, California

Back in 2015, Abdallah Qawadri, who owns another restaurant, Kabab City in Fowler, decided to open up Zaytoona Mediterranean Cuisine restaurant in Hanford, California. Qawadri has looked in smaller cities for restaurant possibilities and the city of Hanford is no doubt in need of a Read More …

The One about Toki Wasureji no To (Time Forgotten Tower) at Ueno Park

Located at Ueno Park is the “Toki Wasureji no To” (best known as the “Time Forgotten Tower”). Over 50-years ago, the Tokyo Air Raid led to many bomb strikes and two atomic bombs were dropped in Japan and many people lost their lives. The following Read More …

The One about the Long Fries and the Halal food vendors at Ameya-Yokocho in Ueno

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 …