Japan

The Japanese have quite an obsession with sex. As a country, they have one of the most robust adult-toy and pornography industries in the world. Some of their TV commercials …

The first time I encountered a squat toilet was the early-mid 1990s, when I went to Japan with a friend of mine named Teri. It was a very different experience …

When you’re planning to travel to a foreign country, you may or may not have some red tape to get through before you visit. Some countries are easy to get …

Over the past few days, several news outlets have reported on a story about workers at Türkiye’s Antalya Airport refusing to refuel an Israeli plane after it was diverted due …

Japan was one of the last countries to reopen after the Covid pandemic, in October, 2022. You may recall that people were in the midst of a travel frenzy of …

Have you ever felt like there are certain places in the world that you’re almost expected to visit? Maybe they’re one of the Wonders of the World. Or maybe they’re …

The Accor Group is already a major hotel company in Asia. We stayed at two Sofitel properties in Vietnam and Cambodia and both of them were incredibly impressive. However, their …

Joe and I have been fans of Japan for years. My first visit was in 1995; Joe’s in 2005. And ever since, we’ve tried to go back every 5 to …

There are currently 21 countries that are still closed to most U.S. visitors due to Covid: Bhutan Cameroon China Eswatini Falkland Islands Kiribati Lesotho Libya Macau Marshall Islands Mayotte Montserrat …

Japan has been one of the biggest holdouts in terms of reopening for tourism since COVID. They’ve only just opened the tourism door, and it’s only a teeny tiny crack. …