I recently came back to my hometown, Vancouver, BC, for a visit and coincidently, my relatives from out-of-town were visiting at the same time. While showing them around, I was able to be a tourist in my hometown for a few days, which allowed me to compile a list of top tourist attractions in Vancouver,… Continue reading Vancouver, BC, Canada: Top 5 Tourist Attractions
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St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – Food and Drinks Reviews
Featured Image: Beer flight @ Quidi Vidi Brewing Company. You know I wouldn’t visit a place without reviewing its food, so here is the post you were looking for. St. John’s has a surprising number of fine dining restaurants, as well as more laid back pubs and microbreweries. Raymond’s Last year I had the chance… Continue reading St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – Food and Drinks Reviews
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – What to See
Featured Image: Lighthouse at Cape Spear. This is my second time in St. John’s and both times, it was for business purposes. Unfortunately, for that reason, I am always here during the end of April, when the weather is not the most pleasant, especially compared to Ottawa, which is starting to warm up during this… Continue reading St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – What to See
Top 5 Useful Apps While Traveling
Featured Image: Screenshot from Google Maps. With one of us being in the tech industry, we relied heavily on technology during our most recent Asia trip. We spent the extra money to get data or wifi almost as soon as we landed in order to make our lives easier. Some may say this is not a… Continue reading Top 5 Useful Apps While Traveling
Trip reflection: Japan
Photo of the day: Gion, Kyoto. We did not spend too much time in Japan but I was able get a general sense of it. Aaron’s opinion probably also influenced some of my thoughts about this country. I compared it a lot to South Korea because they were the most similar out of the countries we… Continue reading Trip reflection: Japan
Asia Day 62: Last day in Tokyo (Shibuya)
Photo of the day: Gyudon @ Matsuya. I woke up this morning craving a good bowl of Gyudon. I knew I wouldn’t have the opportunity to eat this in Ottawa, unless if I try cooking it myself. I waited for Aaron to wake up and walked down the street to Matsuya. Aaron wasn’t feeling up… Continue reading Asia Day 62: Last day in Tokyo (Shibuya)
Asia Day 61: Tokyo (Shibuya – Meiji Shrine – Okonomiyaki)
Photo of the day: Okonomiyaki bowl (before cooking) @ Sakura Tei. We decided to take it easy on our last full day in Tokyo and as a matter of fact, of our entire trip. It is crazy how time flies and it is unbelievable that we have traveled for 61 days now. Aaron and I… Continue reading Asia Day 61: Tokyo (Shibuya – Meiji Shrine – Okonomiyaki)
Asia Day 60: Tokyo (Odaiba)
Photo of the day: Yakitori @ Oedo-Onsen Monogatari. Photo credit: Aaron. Today, we wanted to explore Odaiba - an artificial island with entertainment suitable for the whole family. But first we stopped for some tea/coffee at a nearby coffee shop called Cafe Bleu. They had a very reasonably priced breakfast so I ordered one set of… Continue reading Asia Day 60: Tokyo (Odaiba)
Asia Day 59: Tokyo (Ginza)
Photo of the day: Tonkotsu Ramen @ Ippudo. Photo credit: Aaron. We had a lazy start to our day today, sleeping in until lunch time. It was nice after an eventful weekend to Kyoto. We decided to spend the day in Ginza today. It felt to me like the Gangnam of Tokyo. Streets were filled with… Continue reading Asia Day 59: Tokyo (Ginza)
Asia Day 58: Kyoto – Tokyo (Gion – Mariyama Park – Ponto-Cho – Nishiki Market)
Photo of the day: Special outside skirt Kobe beef @ Yakinikubaru Han No Daidokoro. After checking out of the Ryokan, we headed to E-fish for some breakfast. It had a nice view of the river. I ordered the tuna, cottage cheese and avocado sandwich, and Aaron had their beef balls soup. The sandwich turned out to… Continue reading Asia Day 58: Kyoto – Tokyo (Gion – Mariyama Park – Ponto-Cho – Nishiki Market)
