Category Archives: Travel

EATING IN JAPAN: A GUIDE TO JAPANESE NOODLES

It occurred to me a few weeks ago, when eating with some friends, that most foreigners don’t even realize that there are different types of noodles in Asian cuisine. While I could probably write a novel of the different types of noodles spanning all Asian food, I decided instead to narrow it down and talk about […]

FISHING IN THE BLACK ABYSS (OR THAT TIME I ALMOST GOT INKED BY A SQUID)

Minutes after boarding our boat, it quickly sped off into the darkness. While I love the thrill of boating during the day, at night it’s a totally different story. It’s… a bit terrifying. We were engulfed in darkness, and we could barely see beyond our boat. I could barely make out our surroundings and tried to […]