Kyoto was the former capital of Japan, and it is a city rich in history. If you look on the horizon of the city, you could see the tops of temples everywhere. There are over a dozen shrines, temples and castles that are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so it was [...]
I left Tokyo and headed out to Tottori. More specifically, a little town called Kofu to visit my old friend and college dormmate, Brian. I knew he was teaching English out in Japan, and decided to stay with him a couple of nights. For all I knew, I imagined Kofu to be [...]
Well, I arrived in Japan. Flew in to Osaka, then took a train out directly to Tokyo. Coming from China to Korea to Japan gave me a progression of cleanliness, and all the stigmas that people told me about Japan were pretty true. Expensive, politeness, cleanliness, technologically advanced-ness (in some aspects). [...]
During my stop in Korea, I decided to extend my layover for a couple of days to hang out with some peeps. More importantly, it was one last time to hang out with the roomies. On the first night we had another Binge Fest: Korean Edition.
1. Good ol’ home cooking at TP’s grandma’s [...]
Beijing’s own football (soccer) team is the Guo An. I was able to go to a match, and I’ve never heard something so obscene being chanted in unison. Maybe the direct translation makes it seem worse only on the English side, but boy did they make sure everyone knew what they were saying. [...]
