Category: Food

I got to go to Portland, OR on a business trip. I was there for a few days. I stayed at the Hilton downtown. I was able to use a mobile key to access to the room. It was pretty convenient.  On my second day, I stopped by at one of my favorite coffee shops, Spella. It… Continue reading Keep Portland Weird

A Day Trip to Kurashiki (August 27, 2016)Today, I took a Shinkansen from Osaka to Okayama. It was not my first time taking a Shinkansen but my last time was a long time ago. It was very fast and it took me only  about 90 minutes to get from Shin-Osaka to Okayama. I bought a cheaper… Continue reading A Day Trip to Kurashiki (August 27, 2016)

I got to China for the first time on Sunday. We flew to Shanghai and then a driver drove us to Changzhou Wujin. It took us three hours to drive to Changzhou Wujin from the Shanghai Airport.   Changzhou is bigger than I expected. My first meal in China was Japanese food (and I just… Continue reading First Time in China

After spending two nights in Malaysia, I went to Singapore and spent four nights there including the weekend (from June 24th to 28th). It was great to be able to spend some time there on my own. I stayed at a brand new hotel, Mercure Bogis. It just opened a few weeks ago. So far,… Continue reading Heading to Singapore

I spent the night in Makati, the Philippines last night. Today (June 22, 2016), we headed to Kuala Lumpur. I haven’t been to Malaysia for a long time. The last time I was there might have been 20 years ago. They have a new airport which was nice but pretty far away from the city.… Continue reading Heading to Malaysia