Japan travel

A travel mishap, some unexpected science, and a trick that might actually keep birds away from your food. If you’ve ever eaten outdoors while traveling, you might already know where …

When Americans first start traveling overseas, there’s a natural tendency to look for hotel names they already know. That’s how we ended up staying at a Best Western on our …

Planning a trip to Japan? A new entry requirement is coming—but not for a while. Japan’s government has approved what it says will be its own version of an electronic …

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

A long while ago, my husband Joe wrote about his most embarrassing travel mistake. I never paid back the favor with my own embarrassing travel story but hey, why not? …

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. The first time I went to Japan, I had little idea of how to use a squat toilet. It was …

Most people, when visiting a foreign country, try to learn a bit about where they’re going so they don’t make any social faux pas (like these), or, perhaps even more …

I’ve been to Japan 4 times. My 5th visit (4th for my husband) was supposed to be in 2020 and, well, we all know how that went. Plans for 2020 …