The Magic Dancing Dolls or The Scam That Took 15 Years to Solve
July 30, 2021

The Magic Dancing Dolls or The Scam That Took 15 Years to Solve

In 1999, a few girlfriends and I decided to take our very first international post-college trip to Europe.  We had no idea how to go on our own, so we booked a bus tour that would take us across seven countries in a span of…

A Funny Thing Happened, Countries, Featured Post, Japan
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Tour de World
June 15, 2021

Tour de World

When we travel, we generally rely on all modes of transportation available to us. Through the years, we flew on domestic Brazilian and Peruvian airlines, took overnight trains in India and Egypt, rode subways in Mexico City and Barcelona, and bounced in packed mini-vans in…

Belgium, Countries, Featured Post, Thailand, Vietnam
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NAKED BATH JAPANESE GIRLS
June 8, 2021

NAKED BATH JAPANESE GIRLS

It’s always interesting for me to see which of our posts get more traction and which barely a trickle of visitors.  I often find it to be completely unpredictable when some of my own favorite posts fly under the radar (example 1, 2, 3) while uninspired…

A Funny Thing Happened, Countries, Featured Post, Japan
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by Julia
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There Is Always Room for More: Exploring Japanese Cuisine. Part II
May 30, 2021

There Is Always Room for More: Exploring Japanese Cuisine. Part II

My last post was all noodles – soba, udon, ramen, but there is so much more to Japanese culinary traditions.  To expand our food horizons, we visited Dotombori street in Osaka.  The name “Dotombori” refers both to the Dotombori Canal and to Dotombori Street which…

Countries, Cuisine, Featured Post, Japan
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by Julia
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