Big in Japan Naomi Pomeroy loves Japan. Its culinary history and beautiful techniques, its focus on precision and mind-blowing perfection. Watch Naomi break down what she loves most and why it's best to experience Japan with your mind—and mouth—wide open.
The World is Divided (By Plastic) You’ve heard about the Summer of Love. Well, 2019 is set to go down, according to the Wall Street Journal, as the “summer of the plastic-straw ban.” That’s because last month, Seattle became the first US city to ban plastic straws. San Francisco soon followed. The Queen of England, too. Now companies like Marriott, Starbucks and Anatara Resorts are phasing out the little plastic tools…
Food Talk Most Vietnamese dishes have never left the country. The majority—more than 1,300 recipes by one count!—hail from central Vietnam, and to taste them you must travel here. Chef Summer Le created her food blog to highlight these overlooked recipes. Watch Chef Le of Danang's Nén Restaurant talk about Vietnamese dishes you've never heard of, often with modern twists (sea urchin noodles, anybody?).
Supreme Pinots Oregon isn't Germany, it isn't Italy or Spain, Burgundy or Bordeaux. It is wholly unique and world-renown for wine in its own right. Okay, we're biased, but can you blame us? 'The Oregon Originals,' a group of second-generation vintners from the Willamette Valley share why Oregon wine is unique and why the best place to drink it is right here in our home state. Watch!
Q&A Dan Oberlatz lived in California until something bit him on a trip in Alaska: the wild. He became fascinated by seeing how far you can go into bush country. He moved deep in, with the goal not of getting off the beaten track, but of getting off any track. Modern Adventure is honored to travel with Dan this summer, on our upcoming Alaska Backcountry trip. We asked Dan a few questions about Alaska's…
Meat the World Elias Cairo needed fresh, homemade salami in Portland for a picnic. When there wasn't any to be found, he used all the skills he learned in a remote corner of the Swiss Alps, to create Olympia Provisions, one of the USA's greatest charcuteries. Now, Eli is traveling with us to all his old haunts in the Swiss Alps, so we asked him how all this meat-making got started.…
Let's Do This It can be a downer to hear someone say, “you had to be there” at a cocktail party. But – let’s be honest – it’s a great thing to say about your travels. When video, or a photo, or even the best writer’s words, can’t quite capture something, it means something is going very, very right. It’s called an “experience.” And no matter how often that word…
DIY Travel Burning Man, the annual desert art and community spectacle, created a recipe for life-changing, consciousness-opening travel experiences. And like any good recipe, it’s yours to borrow, remix, and update to suit your tastes. It’s okay if you don’t want to go to Burning Man. It’s okay if you really do want to go, but just can’t make it. It’s also okay if you used to go to Burning…
Good Travel Things feel a little tense lately. Identity politics is increasingly wedging space between "us" and "them." And writer Kae Lani wonders, do we play destination identity politics in travel, too? “What are you?” I get this question at least once a day from Lyft drivers, store clerks and sometimes friends who have finally summoned the nerve to ask. On most occasions, it doesn’t come from a place of confrontation,…
Power of Fun It's said you can learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. Many credit Plato for this timeless quip. Others link it to a 17th-century self-help pamphlet for young gentlemen. Wherever it came from, I approve. That’s because travel is the adult world's great secret playground. Let’s Get Serious about Playing Stuart Brown is a man who really wants…