Asia Travel Blog

Here are pictures of different foods at a restaurant I went to in Guangzhou, China.

This is a cage of small snakes:

You can also get medium ones:

Or if you are really hungry, you can get large ones:

Here is some weird food I ate in Taiwan.

Chicken Feet

This is a chicken foot that I ate. I couldn't figure out how to eat it at first, but later someone showed me how to eat them. You start by biting off the toes and then spitting out the bones. You don't have to bite the toenails off first. :P

There isn't much meat on them and I was told that they are good for snacking on when watching a movie. You can pick up a bag of chicken feet at any night market.

Remember how funny emails used to circulate around the Web? I found these in my Inbox from an email dated October 21, 2000. Some funny computer error messages as Japanese haiku poetry (5-7-5 syllable pattern).

Here are some Valentines Day flower pictures - Asian style. I think most are water lilies but some might be lotus flowers. Let us know what is what in the comments if you know the difference.

Here is a beautiful pink water lily:

Japan is famous for crazy stuff but these two workout videos have to be seen to believed. Check out the English these spandex-clad Japanese women practice as they learn how to fight off gaijin attackers...guarenteed to leave you thinking WTF!!?

Dog is a delicacy in Korea and I knew it would be rude to decline the invitation. Before I went to the restaurant I did some research and here are some incredible facts about dog meat in Korea for you to chew on:

There were once about 5000 castles in Japan, but today there are only about 50 left. Here are 10 favorite Japanese castles.