Blogs from Asia - page 6

When we arrived last night it was pitch black and we couldn't see the view at all. It was amazing to wake up to the most picturesque beautiful view and it looked even better than in the photos shown when booking. The room is huge, the view couldn't get any better and it's so peaceful. Just the sounds of frogs, crickets, birds and the ocassional rooster. The perfect choice! We headed for breakfast and had the most amazing smoothie bowl. Both Louie and I loved it. The juice here is amazing. Louie had watermelon juice and I Dragon fruit juice. The restaurant also has the perfect view. We then headed into town which is a good 30 min walk up hill. Yes we are so unfit it nearly killed us to the point Louie kept saying ... read more

From its high-end restaurant showstoppers to its on-the-go convenience store offerings (and all sorts of other fantastic creations in between), there’s nowhere better in the world to sample sushi than Tokyo. Don’t miss the Japanese capital’s signature sushi style: Edomae sushi, a delicacy that combines expertly compacted, wasabi-smeared rice balls with meticulously cut fish that holds onto its seasonings, resulting in maximum umami. You can find it among the other super-fresh fish and seafood at the famous url=https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tsukiji.or.jp%2Fenglish%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cdab1853c73fe4ad265b008dc55bf3d9b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638479527080236883%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Zp18BjSCxzSGzl0LQxYk7U%2B7x5qIXeIBoaVmPJK%2BDbY%3D&reserved=0... read more

As predicted, the weather forecast today was not good for our planned Disney Sea visit: windy and heavy rainfall. I did try to change our date which is allowed but they charge you again and then refund the original purchase. For some unknown reason, my debit card wouldn't approve it, so we were stuck with it.Krissy said it was OK because 75% of the amusements are under cover. That turned out to be correct, but when we arrived, the rain and wind was torrential so we rushed into a shop first to get dry. Disney Resort consists of the hotel resort, the original Tokyo Disneyland (which we visited in January 1985) and DisneySea. The complex is so big, ... read more

I first became familiar with the concept of a kaiseki dinner with our Ohio relatives in this famous Los Angeles restaurant. At her two Michelin-starred kaiseki temple in Palms, Chef Niki Nakayama serves an astounding 13-course tasting menu with an accepted progression of textures, temperatures, techniques, and ingredients, where each impeccably composed dish—seriously many of them could hang in a museum—must stand on its own but also play seamlessly with its counterparts. The "Chef's Table" star uses primarily California-sourced ingredients on her menus, and flavors are as refreshing, clean, and subtle as the environment you're sitting in. A vegetarian option is offered, as are wine or sake pairings. With a hefty price tag and months-long waitlist, this likely won't be an every visit kind of meal. It's more a "land a reservation, then buy plane tickets" ... read more

To Universal Studios theme park with two teenagers, a 6:30am start to ensure we got the free access to Nintendo World and scored a 9am slot via the app which had consistently misbehaved when adding in our park tickets but came good on the day. A quick ride on the Jurassic Park rollercoaster whilst the queue was 10 mins but had to take my glasses off, I’m too blind for that but guess the ride is less scary when you can’t see where you are going. Nintendo World is very well done but could be bigger cos that’s what everyone wants to do and you need to buy the wrist bands to properly play along. But hey it’s a theme park, expect the merch, the spend. The food was much better than I remember at Legoland ... read more