One of the strangest things about Japan (at least for me) is that you can buy individually wrapped bananas in some convenience stores. I’m not…
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On my first trip to Japan and Korea back in 2017 I had noticed all the vending machines with cans of Boss Coffee but never…
Every year in September there’s a food festival held in Sapporo called Autumn Fest. During the festival Odori Park is filled with vendors selling food…
I got up early on my final morning in Daisetsuzan to pack up my backpack. Before hitting the road there was a final meal served…
Continue reading → Daisetsuzan 2019: A final meal before leaving Daisetsuzan
On my first night in Osaka I walked down to the Dotonbori region of the city. Dotonbori is a very popular part of Osaka that’s…
Each day there’s a morning market in Hakodate that runs from about 6am to noon. The market mostly sells seafood and produce and also has…
On my first night in Nikko I went out for dinner with two other guys from my hostel. One of them was a British web…
When I exited the Tokyo National Museum there was a Japanese Cultural Festa being held in Ueno Park a short distance from the museum. It…
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For dinner on our final night in Rome (and Italy) we went out to a restaurant between Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon called Taverna del…
Continue reading → Rome 2018 (Second Visit): Final Dinner at Taverna del Seminario
That night for dinner we went out to a restaurant called Rossopomodoro. I had some gnocchi that was tasty, though not quite as good as…
