Kyoto is the heart of traditional Japanese culture and the hills here turn pink during the cherry blossoms. After our visit to Osaka and Hi...

Himeji Castle is located about 50 miles outside of Osaka and is an easy day trip from the city. By train, it's about an hour and a ...

I've been keeping an eye on the Cherry Blossoms in DC and noticed that photographer David Coleman has a live blog of the trees with this...

In Japan, cherry blossoms are more than just a mark of a new season. They are as deeply part of the national identity as Mt. Fuji, but to re...

These photos aren't from this year (for 2012, check this post out ), but while we're waiting for the trees to bloom this year thes...

Esquire magazine recently named Dick's Drive-In the most life-changing burger joint in America . While I'm shocked at the sheer l...

In 1912, exactly 100 years ago, over 3000 cherry trees arrived in Washington DC from Japan to be planted in the capitol. The trees had survi...

Awhile back when I was in Japan (which will be the focus of the next couple travel posts), I decided to drop by and try the McHotdog that ...

Portland has a great coffee scene, which is undeniable. While I was there recently, I had a change to check out two shops that have been o...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the ferry to Bainbridge Island, which is of the best mini-day trips that you can do from Seattle withou...

Portland is a great town and there are some spectacular restaurants in the city. On my last trip down there, I had a chance to hit 4 fantast...

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Over the weekend, some friends and I headed down to Portland, Oregon and while there we took the opportunity to indulge in one of my hobbie...

I love seeing Seattle from the air, which is why when this dropped in my inbox I had to share it. The Royal Geographic Society has a website...