Archive for the ‘Food Fun’ Category

Do You Speak Engrish? When Good Products Have Bad Names

Posted by Charlene Jaszewski on June 9th 2008 in Travel Tips, Food Fun

Yet another fun thing about traveling to another country is seeing bad English translations. Japan leads the category (again) in this one! The category has its own name: “Engrish” and there’s no shortage of examples of it online. Here are some of my own pictures of Engrish from my trip to Japan, along with some links to additional endless “Engrish!” Read the rest of this entry »

Chocolate Travel Tours Offer Sweet Adventure

Posted by Charlene Jaszewski on February 13th 2008 in Food Fun

chocolate-tourIt’s the middle of winter. I’m stuck indoors, with nothing to do but surf the intarwebz and think about sweets - and chocolate, glorious chocolate. Walking tours of local chocolate stores are a dime a dozen – so how about a chocolate travel tour? They come in two flavors: (no pun intended).
Tour Type 1: The Pretty Side of Chocolate
These tours are gentle and refined. We walk. We talk. We eat samples of chocolates. We visit chocolatiers’ beautiful shops. Read the rest of this entry »