Okonomiyaki
Today we had a bike tour in Hiroshima. I was feeling much better, and I was super jealous of Devin’s adventures yesterday. This one was just a bike tour, so no food tastings. To get to the meeting point, we…
Chris
Don’t panic
My name is Danic-Is how our Osaka food and bike tour guide introduced himself to us. After recovering from a long day and night at Universal Studios Japan, we had a leisurely morning getting coffee and breakfast at our hotel,…
Tokyo’s Food Tour
Food tours can be a mixed bag. There are a lot of variables, and you lack control over most of them. We’ve had food tours where the food was mediocre, the other participants were annoying, and the guide made up…
Then and now
The last time I was in Japan was over 20 years ago. How time flies. On the plane ride here, I thought back to how I experienced Japan as a 19-year-old. Quite a lot has changed since then. Japan was…
Glückauf
Glückauf is the German miner’s greeting that translates to “luck up” but has several different meanings. On our way back to Munich from Berchtesgaden we stopped to tour a salt mine just across the Austrian border called Salzwelten Salzburg. This…
Mortal Danger
Berchtesgaden National Park has an attraction called Königssee, a glacier formed lake, that is very close to our hotel. On a previous work trip I visited the lake but there is so much to explore around it so Devin and…
Must see cities
Follow up from previous day of car trouble: We got a new car and everything is well again. Miriam and Wolfgang saved our trip. When you are browsing travel books, YouTube, or those influencers on TikTok you will sometimes be…
179 Highline
This afternoon we left (gorge name here) after a wonderful short hike to head to the Highline 179 bridge, Ehrenberg Castle, and Fort Claudia. The drive was easy and there were no issues. The 179 part of Highline 179 is derived…
A few notes
As we were out and about today around Lake Tegernsee I made a few observations on Bavaria. Pacific northwest vibes This area exudes PNW vibes. Devin and I talked about moving to Bavaria after our first visit. This trip has…
All the Food in Singapore
We’ve broken up our Thailand adventures with a few days in Singapore. This place is very different from Thailand – it’s much more orderly, cleaner, and more expensive. To learn about the food and culture of Singapore we booked a…