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Learn to (Really) Cook Japanese Food

Where: Kyoto, Japan
November 15, 2007 at 9:35 AM | by amandak | 0 Comments

Fans of Japanese food, listen carefully. Go World just pointed us towards the perfect outing for you if you're visiting the ancient (and gorgeous) city of Kyoto, and if you're wanting to take your love of Japanese food to the next level.

Organized by the Women's Association of Kyoto, visitors to Japan are given the opportunity to go into a local home and learn a new skill. Learning how to cook some Japanese food is a popular excursion, and you can also learn how to wear a kimono, fold some origami, arrange flowers or participate in a tea ceremony, all in a normal, everyday Japanese apartment.

This one-to-one experience doesn't come super-cheap, with a two-hour cooking session costing 16,000 yen ($140), but it gets cheaper if you bring a few friends with you. And for a half a day you can really feel like you're turning Japanese.

Related Stories:
· Kyoto Cooking [Go World]
· Women's Association of Kyoto [Official Site]
· How to: Swing a Samurai Sword [Jaunted]
· Japan Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Joi]

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Richard Gere Learns Kissing Is Not Cool In India

Where: India
April 26, 2007 at 9:55 AM | by markj | 0 Comments



Unlike Jude Law, Richard Gere is apparently not the model tourist in India.

According to reports, a court issued arrest warrants for Richard Gere and Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty on Thursday, saying their kiss at an AIDS event in New Delhi "transgressed all limits of vulgarity."

Demonstrators in Mumbai (Bombay) set burned Richard Gere effigies and shouted "death to Shilpa Shetty".  Yikes.

Kissing is a huge deal in India.  In the past, kissing controversies have even set off spats between Pakistan and India.

Point is, if you are travelling to India, don't kiss anyone, or you may find yourself in an Indian prison, praying to god that well known gerbil urban legends don't become an Indian prison reality.

Related Stories:
· A Kiss Can Be Much More [IHT]
· India May Arrest Richard Gere [NY Post]
· India Travel Stories [Jaunted]