Summary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
Keep ReadingIf you are here solely for the Kumano Kodo packing list, scroll to the bottom, but if you have time for a bit of story, then start from here…
Keep ReadingI am ready for Kumano Kodo because I am always ready. I might not be fully ready, but who would be anyway? But I will be ready enough.…
Keep ReadingI was happy with my SQ HNML that I willed to forgive all the hit-and-miss food and service SQ has provided in the past few years.…
Keep ReadingI am grateful to Singapore Airlines for this smooth flight and for the delicious, warm, flavorful biryani lamb I had just demolished.…
Keep ReadingI thought this Narita Skyliner was an express train to Narita, but there have been stops. That's fine, though; we have plenty of time.…
Keep ReadingCounting my wins: I have taken Amma to ride the Shinkansen, we visited Niigata—a new place together, and I ate the best onigiri of my life.…
Keep ReadingThings I weirdly miss about Japan: from rice on raw egg to people sleeping in the train station, from eating alone to repeated Arigato.…
Keep ReadingI had never flown with ANA before and was looking forward to my first experience with an airline that got 3rd position in Top 100 Airlines.…
Keep ReadingIt's the day before the trip to Japan with Amma — we will be there in less than 24 hours. This trip came to me while I was in the shower.…
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