There are ryokans and then there is Asaba. I don’t say that lightly — Japan has thousands of traditional inns, some of them genuinely extraordinary, and the word...
🇯🇵 Japan
✈️ Flights, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇯🇵 Japan
Garuda Indonesia first class on the presidential jet – Bali to Tokyo
I’ll be honest — I didn’t even know Garuda Indonesia had a first class product until about a week before writing this. Most people outside Southeast Asia...
🏩 Hotels & Resorts, 🇯🇵 Japan
Capella Kyoto – inside Japan’s newest ultra-luxury hotel in the heart of the geisha district
Capella Kyoto opened on March 22, 2026 — which means this vlog, filmed in late April 2026, is about five weeks into the hotel’s life. The property was still warm...
✈️ Flights, 🇨🇳 China, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇯🇵 Japan
China Eastern Airlines A350 business class – Milan to Tokyo via Shanghai
China Eastern doesn’t exactly come up when people debate the world’s best business class. Qatar, Singapore, Emirates, ANA — these are the names that dominate...
✈️ Flights, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇦🇪 UAE
Etihad Airways 787-9 new business class suite, Japan – Tokyo to Abu Dhabi to Jeddah
Let me set the scene. It’s 5:20pm at Tokyo Narita. The sun is going down. You’re boarding a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in Etihad business class for a 12.5-hour...
🏰 Places, 🇯🇵 Japan
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Japan – whale sharks, jellyfish and everything in between
I’ll be honest – I didn’t expect an aquarium to be one of the most genuinely jaw-dropping experiences in Japan. And then I watched this vlog and spent...
🚢 Cruises, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea
MSC Bellissima Asia cruise – Tokyo, Osaka, Jeju Island and Kumamoto, Japan
MSC Bellissima has one of those names that tells you exactly what you’re supposed to think — “beautiful” in Italian — and the ship largely earns it. At...
So you want to spend ¥445,000 on a train ticket. That’s about $2,900 USD. For a train. One that goes a maximum of 110 km/h. And you can’t just buy the ticket...
Japan’s bullet train is already one of the best ways to travel on the planet. Clean, punctual, absurdly fast, and with views of Mount Fuji if you’re lucky...
🏩 Hotels & Resorts, 🇯🇵 Japan
Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto: staying next to Nijo Castle in a Nijo Suite (Japan)
There are luxury hotels in Kyoto. And then there’s Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto — a place where the gate at the entrance was built in 1703 and the grounds your room...
