Breakfast for Champions, Chinese New Year edition: Homemade bak kwa (barbecued pork) sandwiched between sourdough shokupan bread
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Looking back at 12 days of summer in Hokkaido // 北海道
Compilation of a series of posts about a self-drive trip in Hokkaido. I hope these stories will continue to inspire someone to discover the low-key charm of Hokkaido and its remarkable natural landscape, and, ultimately, to see another side of Japan.
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Cliff notes from Shakotan Peninsula, Hokkaido // 積丹半島, 北海道
Hokkaido is an island that continually surprises me with its bountiful nature and rustic beauty. While my visit to the Shakotan Peninsula was brief compared to other parts on Hokkaido, its dramatic coastline left a deep impression on me.
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Summer break: Porto & Lisbon, Portugal
Bom dia I’ve been busy climbing up and down the meandering streets carved into the hills of Porto and Lisbon. Which is a great way to burn off the calories from the deliciously fresh seafood that we’ve been enjoying every other day! The wi-fi at our new place is not particularly fast, so here are…
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Room with a view
Guess where this photo was taken? This is the rooftop of The Gritti Palace in Venice and is normally not accessible to the public. But if you happen to afford the Redentore Terrazza Suite, which costs over US$15,000 a night, you could have all of this 250-square metre rooftop terrace to yourself, as well as the…
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Good morning, Abashiri // 網走市, 北海道
Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day. So much so that I sometimes feel bad for people who cannot take any food in the morning. Surely they are missing out! I don’t need an elaborate breakfast, just something satisfying to give me a good start to the day. A typical weekday breakfast would be…
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Abashiri Crab Feast // 網走市, 北海道
Home to the Abashiri Prison which used to house political prisoners during the Meiji eria, Abashiri is to the Japanese what Alcatraz is to the Americans. Except that this is just one aspect of this tiny coastal city. The largest town on the Okhotsk Coast of northeastern Hokkaido, Abashiri is an important port in the…
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Catching up on Hokkaido
I don’t make new year resolutions. I don’t understand why one has to wait until the new calendar year begins to start on a medium/long-term course of action, or just simply to do something. I just do whatever it is that I want to do/achieve whenever it makes sense to do so. Which brings me to…
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