The One about Swan Cafe and Bakery in Kita
I arrived at Itabashi Station and decided to give the Swan Bakery & Cafe franchise in Takinogawa, Kita a try! Swan Cafe is known for their baked bread and coffee and they also take pride in supporting people with disabilities and also hiring those with Read More …
The One about Harold Lloyd’s “Safety Last”
Harold Lloyd is such a wonderful performer. “Safety Last!” is a film that anyone can watch and just be surprised about his risky performance and just seeing a man dangling from a clock tower or a piece of wood with the city of Los Angeles Read More …
The One about the Dracaena Warneckii Lemon Lime Indoor House Plant
As I have begun to unclutter, I also want to start incorporating indoor house plants as it is nature’s best filter in the home. In 1989, NASA conducted a Clean Air Study and created a list of the top indoor houseplants that remove toxic agents Read More …
The One about Tennoji Goju-no-tou Ato in Yanaka
Not far from Tennoji Temple and the Yanaka Cemetery is the ruins of the Tennoji Goju-no-tou Ato, the site of the beautiful five-storied pagoda. A cultural landmark of Yanaka. While walking through Yanaka, I noticed a group looking at a section across from the cemetery. Read More …
The One about San Francisco Bay Gourmet Coffee – Dark Chocolate Bar OneCup
As I discussed the history of San Francisco Bay Gourmet Coffee in my Fog Chaser Review, a coffee that I have come to really enjoy from the company is their Dark Chocolate Bar One Cups. As there are a good number of coffee that have Read More …
The One about Vie de France
If you go to Japan, there is one thing you will notice… There are a lot of bakeries with French names. One of the popular bakeries is Vie de France and despite the logo and the many awesome food that you will find in this Read More …
The One about Yanaka Ginza in Taito
In Tokyo, while many areas have that metropolitan city feel, there are areas that have a traditional-style, a traditional-feel which the term “shitamachi” is used. Yanaka in Taito Ward is one of those areas where people can get away from the metropolitan areas and immerse Read More …
The One about Kicking Back at the Ikegami Kaikan Observation Deck in Ota
Many people go to Ikegami Kaikan (a four-floor government building right next to the big temple – Ikegami Honmonji) for meetings, the music hall, for exhibits, seminars, classes or just to hang out. But right on top of the building in the observation deck is Read More …
The One about the BLACK+DECKER 8-Slice Extra Wide Convection Countertop Toaster Oven
One of the must-have things for the kitchen… Especially for people who lack the patient for their oven to heat up and wants something to start cooking immediately. I have reviewed toaster ovens, convection ovens but this is my first time to use an extra-wide Read More …
The One about Moriva Coffee
In the Kanto region and Nagoya, Moriva Coffee owned by Zensho Holdings, is a company that prides itself as a “Fair Trade Cafe” for selling delicious coffee beans from Kilimanjaro, East Timor, Mexico and Rwanda. The company purchases coffee and tea from farmers in developing Read More …
The One about Yasujiro Ozu’s “I Was Born, But…”
Yasujiro Ozu is one of the world’s beloved directors. Having made many films since the 1920’s up to his final film “An Autumn Afternoon” in 1962, his works have been appreciated by viewers and critics for his family comedies but also his serious family storylines Read More …
The One about Tully’s Coffee House Blend Medium Roast Vue Cups
One of my favorite coffee that I tend to purchase when I’m in Japan is Tully’s Coffee. Surprisingly, here in the United States, I never tried a Tully’s Coffee product until now. With the Black Friday sales on Keurig, I took advantage of the sales, Read More …
The One about Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple in Ota
Located in southern Tokyo in the Ota ward is one of Tokyo’s larger temple sites, Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple. As many have gathered there for New Year’s Eve, going there during the day to see how vast the temple is but also finding many other smaller Read More …
The One about the LectroFan Micro Sound Machine
If I can describe this small LectroFan sound machine in one word, it would be “AWESOME!”. It’s one thing for the LectroFan Micro Sound Machine to be a portable Bluetooth speaker, which is common these days. But where the major selling point of the LectroFan Read More …
The One about the Narita Express (N’EX)
Back in 1991, the Japan Rail Company (JR East) unveiled the Narita Express (N’EX). The train is a limited express train service that serves Narita International Airport from major Tokyo stations. Originally, JR wanted to run a high speed Narita Shinkansen underneath the airport terminal Read More …
The One about the Crystal View Observatory at Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa
Back in 1989, with the opening of Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa, Tokyo, the reclaimed manmade island is known for its aquarium and bird sanctuary. Considered as the second largest park in Tokyo (after Mizumoto Park in Katsushika), one of the coolest architecture in the Read More …
The One about Alan Crosland’s “The Flapper”
Chances are…that many people today have never heard of the silent actress Olive Thomas. If anything, for most people who frequent the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City, her name is known as the ghost that is supposedly haunting the theatre. Sure, there are Read More …
The One about the Polar Bottle Cenote Hydration System
As a person who uses and have reviewed water reservoir from other companies, I know there are people who are not exactly to thrilled about investing on a backpack for just a water reservoir during at rip. As most backpacks allow for a water hydration Read More …
The One about Kaz and Mariko Yamaguchi’s Honeymoon Video
Today’s Travel Inspiration blog post goes to Kaz and Mariko Yamaguchi. The couple traveled to 48 countries in 400 days and through their honeymoon journey, Kaz and Mariko took along a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced drone. Considering that Kaz doesn’t have much experience with the Read More …
The One about Seattle’s Best Coffee – Breakfast Blend K-Cups
Before Seattle’s Best Coffee became a subsidiary coffee retailer owned by Starbucks, going back as far as 1969, Seattle’s Best Coffee was an ice cream and coffee shop known as Wet Whisker based in northwest Seattle. Founder Jim Stewart would purchase green coffee beans from Read More …