It has been a hard couple weeks, months, years, decades, but in the interest of staying positive and being useful. I’ve travelled all over Shanghai sampling ramen. I was traveling all over Asia eating ramen before it was cool. I’ve been to Ramen Alley twice. So if this is not the definitive ramen in Shanghai post it will have to do until something better comes along…

Long before the Lonely Planet was calling it the best destination in Asia I visited Hokkaido, so when I was asked if I would return, I of course said “yes” for the good of my loyal readers…