While I often wax lyrical about hotels being the “best” in a city, very now and again there’s a place that while not perfect, are so friendly and offer such great value that you fall in love a bit. And that is exactly what happened in Mohe at the IZI Hotel. Now while I did…
There’s a lot of things that China get really right and one of them is obscenely good hotel districts near airports, as in lots of cheap good hotels and a whole district of food and amenities surrounding it. And this was what led me to Xinduo Hotel, some great BBQ and an eclectic district. This…
When it comes to obscure destinations in China, Qiqihar is pretty much as far off the beaten track as you can get. Tucked away in the far north-east of the country, this is a place of freezing winters, declining industry, old railway stations and some seriously good beef barbecue. It is also about as far…
You will often see TikTok videos that imply Japan is living in the future, or is really technologically advanced. Now, while it is far from backwards and is an advanced country, the actual truth on the ground is very different. This is to such a degree that, in many ways, Japan is a backwards country….
Sometimes I see a restaurant and pretty much fanboy about it for years before finally going in. When I finally eat there, this can either result in it being a huge disappointment or true love and great success. And this was the case with Ikinari Steak, a bog-standard sizzling Japanese steakhouse that serves meat by…
OK, so you do not party at the awesomely titled Futaba Business Incubation and Community Center (F-BICC), but it is an essential stop when you visit Futaba, Fukushima, and all the cool nuclear stuff. So, what is the Futaba Business Incubation and Community Center (F-BICC)? To cut a long story short, it is the social…
