I am a couple of cities late on my blog updates but i promise to sync on the next stop (LA). We are in San Francisco airport waiting for our flight, eating breakfast (and lunch+dinner by the looks of it...)

When we planned our trip we set to visit new places for 4 days and places we have been before but we loved to go back for a couple of days. Tokyo is one of those loved places and we could not resist coming back to Asia without dropping here for a quick sushi and a good Asahi. This time round we will not get to do any sightseeing; instead we will try to live the everyday life in Tokyo. Started at the traditional Japanese hotel (Ryokan style) where we left our...

Arrived on Tokyo. No I am not glowing and I will not continue this stupid joke. The city ia great. Only 3 days and there are so many things to see and do.

The last day in Seoul we visited the southern part of the city below the river. But first we made a stop in the Fish market. This is the best fish market I have ever seen. People talk about Tokyo's wholesale tuna market but for retail this is the most impressive. Hundreds of stalls selling the weirdest things living in the sea. Check out the pictures (this is a small sample of what was on display). The guide books tell you that you can pick up a fish, take it...

Usually when we travel we do not budget a lot for hotels as we are out an about from early in the morning until late at night. But this time we tried something different. An upper market design boutique hotel called "IP Boutique" with an impressive lobby and cool rooms (check out the pictures). The next couple of days we tried Seoul more like travellers and less like tourists. We found a "Kimchi" company that offers cooking class which we took part, then we...