Italian food… The word conjures up images of perfect pizzas, super soups, preposterously tasty pastas, brilliant breads, and great gelato. Italian food is mouth-wateringly delicious. Crazy fact: Italy went without tomatoes until the Americas were discovered. Then the tomatoes and…
At the end of great day of biking around Hoi An, Vietnam, we ended by stopping at Tra Que Vegetable Farm and Restaurant for lunch. We started out with Vietnamese version of a grated green papaya salad with shrimp…
Have you ever been on a 14-hour train? Tomorrow, that’s just what I’ll be doing! I will go from Mui Ne, a beachside town to a traditional Vietnamese city. Vietnam is a very interesting country with tourist attractions, war memorials,…
I can’t believe how fast the time is going. We are wrapping up our time in Japan and trying to make sure we have done all of the things we wanted to do here. For me it has been a…
From squid to bean paste, from good to bad, from weird to simple, there are many amazing and great foods in Japan. Ice cream waffles and sushi are just a few of them! At breakfast, you have choices of what…
The other day, we had a fun new experience that involved bamboo, ramen, and lots of water. For the first time, we had the chance to try Nagashi Somen – loosely translated as Flowing Noodles. Nagashi Somen is a summertime…
Have you ever traveled and found a shop or restaurant so delicious that you go many times? Perhaps there is concern that the next place you go just won’t be as tasty. Or, perhaps it is just the innate need…
Conveyor belt sushi is so passé. Today, we discovered what happens when Japanese sushi meets the Jetsons: High tech screens and sushi shooting down the shute. The kids were in heaven. According to them, we have discovered “the best restaurant…