Here’s My New, Custom-Designed iPhone Cover! Yes, I have finally upgraded my iPhone 11 – jumping up to the iPhone 16+ Pro, and that means a new, custom designed cover – the latest in my bacon-and-egg series! The detail is… Read More ›
Tokyo!
Is The Death Of “Izakaya” Upon Us? Oh NO! Japan’s Classic Pub Cuisine Is Fading Fast!
A Walk Through An Iconic Japanese Cuisine… A visit to any part of Japan will undoubtedly include wandering down narrow streets filled with colorful signs like these: inviting you in for a nice meal and cold drink! Welcome To The… Read More ›
Tokyo’s Wild Game Arcades! “Claw Chaos” + “Drumming Duo” Frenzy!
Welcome To Tokyo’s Wild Nightlife! Your first time in Tokyo is a sensory overload: the lights and the energy of the streets feel overwhelming in the best way: There are several party districts in central Tokyo that beckon day and… Read More ›
Did You “Take A Piece” Of The “Shoplifting Shop?” Tokyo’s “ALL You Can Grab” Pop-Up!
Wait…There’s a “Shoplifting Shop?” Well, it’s Tokyo, so of course there is! Welcome To Tokyo’s “Shoplifting District!” I love Tokyo. I’ve been there five times and every visit opens up new opportunities to explore, or in this case, shoplift! You… Read More ›
Talk About A “Dive Bar!” Japan Has A Unique “Ball Pool Bar Dive” For You!
Dive Into Your Childhood Memories – With A Highball In Hand! Remember as a kid, when your parents would take you to the kind of restaurant that offered this “fun pit” for you to enjoy? Well in Japan, the fun… Read More ›
Are Zombies Taking Over Japan’s Bullet Train? It’s A Real-Life “Train To Busan” For “Shocktober 2024!”
“Traveling by bullet train in Japan is such a no-brainer that even zombies will do it.” With that great tag line, the intrepid reporters at SoraNews24.com have the story of a real “zombie train” coming to Japan! As they report:… Read More ›
“Tag You’re It!” A Blogging Challenge I Gladly Took On!
“Tag, You’re It!” Well, who doesn’t love a good challenge? I woke up this morning to this blog from Stevie Turner…here is how she described it: ‘Tag, You’re It‘ is the Blogging Challenge I came across while reading ‘D.G Kaye’s‘… Read More ›
Would You Sleep Inside A Capsule? What If It Was “All You Can Drink?”
Have A Good Night’s Sleep – In This Capsule! Some of you know that I am fascinated by “capsule hotels” in Tokyo…tiny narrow beds stacked like this: If you don’t know, you rent the small capsule bed and get a… Read More ›
A Week Of Some Food Fun – Giant Frankfurters! Eel Conveyor Belt Of People Too!
A bit of a shameless plug here…I wanted to share a few food stories I posted this week on my food blog – because they were fun and unique food adventures for me that were worth repeating! A “Human Conveyor… Read More ›
Happy Birthday Jeff! A Shout Out To My Son!
Happy Birthday To My Son Jeff! As you can see from the photos above, Jeff is a terrific son as well as husband to Linet, brother to Jessica, Uncle to Sydney and Luke, and father to the wonderful German Shepard… Read More ›
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