A layover in Osaka – Ramen, sushi, & exploring the city
My flight from Hong Kong landed in Osaka around 7pm. Due to some clever scheduling, I would have about 23 hours for a layover in Japan. First, I needed to make my way into Osaka proper. Thanks to being...
View ArticleMy favorite travel app: Field Trip
If you’re someone who likes to wander like I do, there’s nothing like the thrill of stumbling upon some great random sight in a new city. However, I often wonder what else I might be missing out on if...
View ArticleSNL – Southwest Airlines flight attendants rap sketch: Video
Will Ferrell made his return to Saturday Night Live tonight, and as usual when he’s on the show, everything he did was pretty great. One of the highlights of tonight’s SNL was a sketch making fun of...
View ArticleHow to have a Harry Potter & JK Rowling experience in Porto, Portugal
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling lived in Porto, Portugal during the early 1990s. During this time period, she created an outline of what would eventually become the full set of Harry Potter books,...
View ArticleWhat Anthony Bourdain meant to the world
This is the second time I’ve had to write something like this in less than a month, following Scott Hutchison’s death in May. Someone who I’d never met, yet had a profound impact on my life, has taken...
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