Istanbul continues to be popular tourist destination, in spite of unexpectedly high costs for many of its restaurants and attractions. Still, it is a history powerhouse, and has some fantastic food.…

Airport fans, rejoice: the new San Diego Terminal 1 is expected to initiate operations next month. For those of us who are too impatient to wait for that first flight…

A trip to Japan without including a visit to Tokyo is a rare one for me. Nevertheless, the most recent trip took me to Osaka and Kyoto (and Gifu, which…

Are you a big fan of Tokyo, but sometimes feel like getting away from the unabashedly urban side of things? Then the JR Tokyo Wide Pass might have your name…

Needing to get from Tokyo to Shenzhen, I opted for an unusual routing: first, the inaugural United Tokyo Narita to Kaohsiung on July 11th, then Kaohsiung to Hong Kong. Although…

Although I know my way around Tokyo’s most-visited neighborhoods better than many other cities, part of the reason is because I try to stay in a different district each time.…