Osaka, The Nation’s Kitchen
Osaka is Japan’s second largest metropolitan area and among the largest in the world with 19 million inhabitants. The popular expression it is the “nation’s kitchen” (天下の台所, tenka no daidokoro) might […]
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The Sweetest Day
Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival is an annual event held in the town of Midland on Georgian Bay. For one day only, the streets of this normally quiet little town […]
Made in Tasmania: Salamanca Market
One of Australia’s most famous markets and certainly Tasmania’s most popular, Salamanca Market is held every Saturday morning along Hobart’s waterfront and historic district. Any trip to the island state […]
Out and About: Macau By Night
On any given weekend, downtown Macau’s party atmosphere is bursting with visitors enjoying local snacks and souvenir shopping. These normally bustling streets look very different after dark. With all the shops […]
Discovering Old Taipa Village
As Asia’s gambling capital, it would be easy to dismiss Macau as nothing more than Las Vegas of the East, a collection of extravagant but soulless casinos in the former […]
Ontario’s Sweetest Festival
Every year in June, the small town of Midland becomes Ontario’s sweetest place when it hosts the annual Butter Tart Festival (yes, there really is such a thing). On the […]
Out and About: Osaka
Our roadtrip begins and ends in Osaka, Japan’s third largest city and a great contrast to the quietly rural island of Shikoku. Much of the time spent in this sprawling […]
Raohe Night Market
No trip to Taipei is complete without a visit to at least one of its legendary night markets. Taiwan has over a hundred of these vibrant markets, and some of […]
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