Japan

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…

I’ve been thinking lately about the most memorable hotels where I’ve stayed. These places aren’t necessarily the fanciest or most expensive ones I’ve ever visited, but they left distinct memories.…

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…

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…

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…