Coming on the end of the travel blogs, and I’m floored by my blessings. Thank you for journeying with me and continue to enjoy my writings.
All tagged Bourdain
Dear Tony, A Bad Taste
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Please enjoy a story, past and present, to hopefully soften the dinner table in these tumultuous times. Be health, be good, savor whatever happiness you can find this holiday
Dear Tony, Sharing Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is possibly my favorite holiday, and I was blessed to bring it as a gift for a group of Vietnamese and Travelers that I am proud to call friends. Follow my adventure, about 9 months in the past, as I continue chasing Bourdain’s ghost and, hopefully honoring his legacy. Happy Belated Tony!
Dear Tony 12: More Meals
Sorry I haven’t posted in a month! A few obstacles made it functionally impossible [Surface Charger broke and I needed a new one] Please enjoy this piece about my friends in Tsukuba and my friend in Maebashi!
Dear Tony 11: A Tale of Two Meals
Two different meals, radically different. Yet they still show how food brings people together, as an art form and an expression of love.
[Also sorry the delay in post. Pai has got me badly. Will be updating again in the coming days.]
Unsurprisingly, no 4th of July celebrations in China. Still the Holiday is one of my favorites, Beer, BBQ, Fireworks, and America. I take some time to be grateful for what isn’t in America, and very apparent in China, and share those thoughts with you. Happy Fourth!
For the 1st Annual Bourdain Day, I write another letter to the legend, where a couple of South Germans and a wandering New Yorker find commonality on a Kyoto Rooftop; over beers, cigarettes, food, and eventually karaoke. Ft. Delicious okonomiyaki!
Dear Bourdain 6: Communicating with Locals
How we communicate with each other is a lot more than language; but English definitely helps! I visit the city of Otaru, outside Sapporo for some excellent moments; a Japanese local, a Australian father and pilot, a free ice pop!
Dear Bourdain 5: Running
Even in Japan, demons can follow you. And those bags don’t pay the extra fees on flights. Just a little bit on my mindset in Sapporo, plus a whole butt load of photos and videos! Shout out Lincoln, who’s working on the things himself
Dear Bourdain 3: The Journey
A few pictures of the first week in Hokkaido, Japan. A letter to Bourdain on the immense choices we have as people.
Dear Bourdain 2: Leaving is Hard
Some thoughts during the last week or two of New York, and how leaving is difficult in so many ways, but that’s just a blessing. And the adventures before me are even bigger blessings.
Dear Bourdain.
I worked to put my thoughts on paper after hearing about Anthony Bourdain’s suicide. First notification on my phone that morning. Really tough. I tried to explain who a total stranger was to me and why that matters and what next. Featured Reading at Another Open Mic, June 28, 2018