While wandering around the Namdaemun Market in Seoul looking for interesting market pictures to take I noticed steam rising from the centre of a small crowd. I was outside the popular king dumpling shop known as Kame Yeanal Son Wang Mandu (가메 엣날 손 왕 만두) and roughly translated means old fashioned handmade king dumplings.Namdaemun […]
Things to Do and Food to Eat in Fukuoka, Japan
Fukuoka isn’t that small of a place. Actual numbers bring the population to about the 5 million mark, with the city having roughly 1.3 million people. With that amount of people around, you know there has got to be something to do. On any day of the week if you look you will be able […]
A Memory of Kyoto
It’s often that chance encounters, the unplanned events, linger, long after the excursions and the sights of a particular trip have faded. It was in 1998 when my wife and I visited central Japan, basing ourselves in Kyoto, having availed ourselves of cheap flights from Bandar Seri Begawan, courtesy of Royal Brunei. I can place […]
Best Souvenirs to Get in Japan
When traveling in Japan you are sure to encounter many intriguing items that are unique to Japan, which would make for fantastic gifts to share with your friends and family back home. So what are the best souvenirs to bring back from Japan? Luckily, many great gifts and souvenirs you can find in Japan are […]