sometimes I go places
Roppongi Hills has a hidden treasure called Gen Yamamoto. A beautiful bar where the chef only takes bookings if you call his place directly. Mr. Yamamoto accepted our reservation the same day (lucky for us!) and we were able to enjoy his delicious tasting menu of 6 cocktails. His cocktails were all fresh, made out…
When I first spotted my first geisha, I had to be careful not to seem like a stalker. Obviously, I wanted to shout, "omg it's a geisha!" But, I had to play it cool. The true geishas in Gion are super secretive and I almost never see them. Some of them arrive in black cars…
I love Kyoto! To be honest, I didn't do much research on Kyoto when I planned my trip to Japan. When I finally got to Kyoto, I quickly fell in love. Kyoto is a mix of old and new, with historical buildings throughout the city mixed in with a modern city. I loved it, I…
So many things have happened since my last post! For one thing, I went to Japan (more posts on that), Copenhagen, and revisited Amsterdam. I love coffee shops, modern art, architecture, and food and Copenhagen was THE city of everything. We found this amazing cafe, I think it was called Buzz Cafe? It was a…
South Beach, Miami I had an amazing time in Miami. From dancing with a cigar shop owner in Little Havana to Steve Aoki at Liv in my bright orange Herve Leger to Anthony Bourdain & Questlove at the same restaurant to meeting a Brazilian supermodel and her body guards to lounging on South Beach until sunset. Miami brings it. Plus,…
Anguilla A lot of people don't know this, but a lot of my family members are from St. Maarten. My mom likes to hang around there and when I went to visit her, instead of showing me around St. Maarten...she took me to Anguilla for a day trip. She had a much more interesting story…
Mekong, Taiwan I was so excited to visit Taiwan. After all, this was the land of night markets and really good food. I went to the night markets, but seriously did not think I would fall in love with another part of Taiwan, and it is Mekong. Mekong is famous for their tea. You can…
