As many readers of this blog and followers of my video blog know, I have a strong connection to Ottawa, Canada. Although I did not grow up t...

After a wonderful vacation in Canada with my family and friends I am back in Japan. After more than 24 hours of traveling, my wife and I ar...

I suppose this is simply a little update. I am on my way back to Japan now. After a wonderful 10 days in Canada, I have seen many wonderful ...

Christmas vacation is going well in the Land of Snow. My wife and I were in Ottawa for a few days visiting friends and checking out some of ...

After a painful, yet uneventful flight, we ended up in lovely and frigid Canada. We have been calling a small place outside of Ottawa (the N...

I've been following this story for years. Although I had many wonderful years in South Korea, I have to admit, I had experienced some ne...

I was just posting some pictures to Facebook and came across some odd signs I've spotted in Sannomiya. For anyone who has ever lived or ...

Here's the deal. I live in Japan and I really love Japanese food. Japanese food is simply wonderful, but as a Canadian, sometimes I crav...

After too many hours to count editing, sending emails, tweaking and changing, my big You Tube project for 2009 is finally completed. The Mer...

I suppose, normally, when I go out to eat in Japan I eat Japanese food. In a very simple way, that makes sense. Of course I really enjoy oth...