Robatayaki, sometimes shortened to robata, literally translates to fireside cooking. And, similar to a traditional campfire, this Japanese food is a social experience that even kids enjoy. While hard to find, at least in San Di...
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Do you recognize this skyline? If it wasn’t for the fact that my daughter is in school while he’s floating around in Victoria Harbour, we would have flown out to see him (her?). You see, this duck has been a media s...
When you’re an expat in Hong Kong, living in a hotel isn’t too unusual. After Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong opened in Central, we moved in to their serviced apartments which function an apartment with hotel amenitie...
My heart melted as I gazed into the eyes of this incredibly active, strong, loving baby panda back in 2006. We were at Wolong Panda Research Center–once home to about 60 Giant Pandas–about 3 hours outside Chengdu, t...
You know you have a good view when even your 5-year-old can’t stop looking at it. The floor-to-ceiling glass windows at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi gave us an ability to watch the hustle and bustle of Tokyo Sta...
This is exciting: San Diego’s first DIRECT flight to Tokyo begins on December 2. It’s our first direct flight to Asia and on a brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Narita International Airport (NRT) is one airports in t...
One of the main reasons we stopped in Tokyo on our way home from Hong Kong was to visit Tokyo Disneyland, a must-do in Tokyo with kids. I couldn’t rationalize taking a 5-year-old to Japan’s capital city without a vi...
Did you know that there are actually TWO Disney parks in Tokyo? I admit that I learned this after booking our last trip to Asia. If you are visiting Tokyo with kids, it’s worth dedicating a separate day to each Tokyo Disn...
We just returned from a quick (to me) two week trip to Asia including 10 fun and food-filled days in Hong Kong, my favorite city on the planet. I am biased, as I lived in fabulous the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, which was as ...
Good evening from Tokyo. Today, La Jolla Girl and I spent some time in the Hakuhinkan Toy Park in Ginza which is 4 stories of toys and very random gadgets. There’s everything from Japanese erasers, LEGOs, Hello Kitty, inf...
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