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Japanese Cat Cafes a Must for Curiosity Seekers 2 Oct 2012 | 07:00 am
On my checklist for my recent visit to Tokyo was to find a cat cafe, which as the name implies, is a place where one goes to mingle with the furry critters. There are many in Japan but the problem is ...
13 Quirky Things About Japan You Might Not Know Of 12 Sep 2012 | 07:53 am
Perhaps because it is located on a group of islands, it has always been fiercely independent and culturally very distinct. It is always what has attracted travelers to its shores, searching to immerse...
Traveler’s Diary or Diarrhea? 12 Apr 2012 | 02:29 pm
The Traveler’s Guide to avoiding the big D Every world traveler needs to pay special attention to what he or she eats and drinks. Failure to do so can, in the worst case scenario, land you in the hosp...
Find Your Own Oasis in the Desert 19 Feb 2012 | 01:50 pm
The news headlines emanating from a given country may be frightening, leaving the impression that crime, corruption, war and poverty pervade in every corner of that nation. I challenge that notion, be...
Speak Argentinian in Five Minutes! 18 Dec 2011 | 02:17 pm
Argentina is unlike any other Spanish-speaking country in Latin America, except for its close cousin, Uruguay. Its population is overwhelmingly white European, primarily descendants of Italian, German...
The “Anything Goes” Culture 4 Dec 2011 | 12:35 pm
I was just thinking of ways to explain the philosophy of “anything goes” that prevails in virtually all of the developing world when my friend, Linda, a fellow expat Canadian living since forever in C...
Let’s be Honest — Air Travel is Hell! 25 Nov 2011 | 10:43 am
Recently my wife and I sat around a table with two other couples who are good friends in Florida. The topic turned to air travel and the consensus was that it is hell. We all love discovering new plac...
Are Round The World Fares Worth it? 2 Aug 2011 | 03:13 am
Some of the major airline code sharing alliances, such as OneWorld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance, offer round-the-world, or RTW, airfares. Many web sites extoll their virtues, but dollar for dollar, are ...
Oh, Woe on you, US dollar! 11 Jul 2011 | 09:46 am
For several years now, the US dollar has been weak against most other currencies, despite still being the currency of reference in international trade. There was a strong but brief resurgence in its v...
Money Matters Abroad 25 May 2011 | 04:18 pm
I can’t imagine how expat living must have been before the advent of electronic banking! If you depended on monies from the home country, you either had to bring in wads of cash and/or travelers check...
