Spiders scurried away as I pulled open the privacy screen in the telephone booth. Shielding my eyes from the rain, I attempted to fit my luggage and myself inside the impossibly tiny space. The 10-yen coin in my pocket bought me about one minute to talk. “Moshi moshi?” I heard on the receiving end moments…

My first day in Hong Kong was a whiplash of taxis, neon, and lizard wine. I’d spent the afternoon settling in, watching the world go by outside my walk-up apartment. A parade of crimson taxis, motorbikes, and utility vans drove bumper to bumper with luxury import cars. Open rooftop tour buses passed by, elevated enough…

Kumihama Bay. Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Visit with Atsushi Toyoshima: oyster farmer and innovator. After arriving in the Kyotango Peninsula I suited up in a bright rubber-duck yellow rain slicker alongside Atsushi in his modest blue one as we geared up to head out into the Kumihama Bay. Bringing around the skiff tied behind several larger…

When I first started telling people that I was planning on traveling to Tokyo many years ago, they’d ask “Are you going to Jiro’s?” There was almost always that look of disbelief when I mentioned that I was thinking about it, but also considering other options. I had done quite a bit of research on…

For Women’s History Month this year I interviewed inspirational women, each with tremendous depth and a unique story to tell. With me today is avid traveler and entrepreneur Ariana Frangos, founder of Adelphi Development and sustainable woman-owned company, Baio-Bar, launching later this month. She talks about risk-taking, upholding a positive mindset towards money, and remembering…