1 | The best seats are at the counter The perfect place to sit in the restaurant is at the counter in front of the sushi chef. You’ll get to watch the sushi master prepare each morsel of sushi, like an artist sculpting a masterpiece. Think of it as eating...

You may not have heard of Sapporo, but it is the fifth largest city in Japan, in the northern island of Hokkaido. In the winter, it is famous for its Snow Festival, where thousands of people come to the city to view the elaborate snow sculptures. In the summer,...

New York City, home to 8 million inhabitants, and most of them immigrants or transplants from other places. With those odds, you probably know someone who lives in New York. It could be your college roommate, your dentist’s daughter, or your childhood neighbor. For me, I was that person living in...