Hello world, this is Kenny speaking. I arrived in the Taipei airport at around 11 oclock am, and easily caught the hour bus into the city. I found my hostel without any problems. It was located right near a bustling market, and the whole area reminded me alot of Vietnam. I ate a quick lunch before embarking on my mission: to find and eat snake. The "snake market" was easy to find, and was located near an ornate temple in what seemed like a sleazy part ...

While doing some reasearch about the Kansai Province in Japan, Margaret stumbled upon a popular ice cream shop in Kyoto. Our Lonely Planet says that "Japan is famous for its plastic food models, but this place takes them to a whole new level- it's like some futuristic dessert museum." This cafe requires an advance reservation if you're going to order the "mother of all sundaes" (see photo) which costs 18,000 yen ($223)!! They do seem to have a wide variety o...

We've booked our tickets for our summer vacation to Japan! We had been thinking and planning it for a while, so it feels nice to have it purchased. Now we can start the fun part of researching different sites, what kinds of food to try, and where to stay. We'll be traveling with Kenny's old college roomate, Adam, and his girfriend Stephanie. They came to Korea about two months ago, and work at the same hagwon, or academy, as Kenny. Unfortunately, they won't be ...