by Valerie Hwang | Nov 14, 2017 | Food, PacCetera, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Today I’m going to talk about surviving eating through Japan on a super-shoestring budget. Not that I don’t enjoy dining at all the delicious establishments that Japan has to offer, but if you’re ever in the need to balance that Kobe steak dinner out or simply want to...
by Evan | Nov 13, 2017 | Headlinin, PacCetera
Happy Monday and welcome to Headlinin’! Before I get to the news, I want to give a shoutout to the Kanto to Kansai 2015 alums. We decided to have a get together in Vegas this weekend, and it was a blast in so many ways (those buffets are no joke, friends). SKATING! We...
by Valerie Hwang | Nov 9, 2017 | Food, PacCetera
We all know that that when you go to Japan, there are certain things you must try – sushi, ramen, okonomiyaki…those are typical go-to foods that are quite correctly experiences to be had. And then there are the lesser known dishes…some of which are an entire adventure...
by Evan | Nov 7, 2017 | Headlinin
I’m back from two tours – Kyushu and Hokkaido respectively – and man oh man, I missed being able to chat with/yell at you guys about the news. Speaking of yelling, since we were in Japan before the election, we got to listen to people standing on...
by Valerie Hwang | Oct 31, 2017 | PacSet Tries
Welcome to the first edition of PacSet Tries, an end-of-the-month column that introduces activities that we do on tour, as well as some episodes where we try a quirky/interesting/new product or food from Japan. We’ve just returned from Kyushu Hideaways, which was...
by Evan | Oct 11, 2017 | Drinking in Public
The variety of drinks found in Japan’s ubiquitous vending machines is enough to drive a person insane. There are hundreds of varieties of coffee, soups, colas… and we haven’t even discussed the range of alcoholic beverages. Fortunately, we at PacSet...
by Evan | Oct 9, 2017 | Headlinin
Hi everyone! It’s Monday, the sun is out (in Southern California at least), we’re three days away from the next tour on our schedule – it’s a good week here at PacSet. Oh, and we launched a new website. Welcome to PacSet 3.0, guys! We’re also starting a new blog this...
by Valerie Hwang | Aug 29, 2017 | Food, PacCetera
Welcome to Valerie Eats! A blog where I talk about the food that we eat on PacSet Tours, and all the fun that comes with eating in Japan. Japan has two seemingly incompatible obsessions when it comes to food. The first one is sweets – whether it be ice cream, cookies,...
