Spending too much time adventuring – whether thru-hiking, bikepacking, rafting, or running – risks breaching the interesting-weird divide.
Hiking in Japan can be like hiking elsewhere, except sometimes it’s not. My experience hiking in Japan has taught me a lot about the country…
One of the things I like to do while in a new country is go to the supermarkets and just wander around (and not just…
Nenkyu (年休), or vacation time in Japan, doesn’t work as you may expect, coming from another country. Rules and “working hours” are law.
Taking a poo. No matter where we are from, it is an activity that we all participate in on a (hopefully) regular basis. Countries around…
One of my favorite things about traveling is being able to see how laws and social taboos (what silly things they are) change across countries….
As the most dominant species on the planet, we humans enjoy feasting on the milk of unsuspecting animal mothers from time to time. In order…
A churrascaria: a wonderful place where you can sit for hours and be served endless portions of deliciously delectable meats from various animals. Basically, it’s…
Let’s face it – it won’t be a secret that you are a gringo in Brazil. It is fairly obvious separating the locals from the…
A Mikvah (or Mikveh), quite simply, can be described as a ritualistic Jew bath. Want to know more? Excellent, here we go. Used primarily by…
Apparently, airlines (at least Austrian Airlines) are thoughtful enough (or afraid enough of Jewish wrath) to allow their passengers the option of a Kosher meal. En…
Like HALLS and the thumbs-up, there are other things that make life here in Brazil just a little different from back in the America of…
