If you stay in Japan long enough you will notice that within two years or so, most of foreign friends you have met here have either moved back or moved Continue Reading
Several months ago: “What is the best time to come for a visit?” “October should be perfect. It is still warm, typhoon season is over, a bit too early for Continue Reading
“For every dish, there is probably one perfect wine – but for most of us, life is too short to figure out what it is.”* As true as it can Continue Reading
Nothing is as fascinating, as irresistibly exiting or as endlessly interesting as YOU, full stop. And you deserve the best, even more so if it happens to be a special Continue Reading
“Un parfum d’aventure et de poésie s’évade à l’infini de chaque tasse de thé”* (Henri Mariage) Afternoon tea is generally associated with British tradition. French would not be French to Continue Reading
“The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation. The universe is too full of stars.” (Benjamin Franklin) Good food is nice, good food Continue Reading
What the two have in common? – you will ask. Let me explain. Traveling in Japan and living here are two completely different things. The day you get the keys Continue Reading
In France summer is inseparable from the outdoor terraces and rosé wine. In Japan, you can hardly find rosé wine at all. The respected wine gurus believe that rosé cannot Continue Reading
As a child I was a big fan of Dr. Sherlock Holmes and M. Hercule Poirot and wished to travel on board the Orient Express and perhaps even solve a Continue Reading