Snacks by Moon Juice

"Adaptogens for everything." That is the tagline of Moon Juice, a company that makes ... an interesting range of products, let's just say.  Skin care, hair care, ... a whole lot of "moon dusts" which are "adaptogens for everything: beauty, brain, sex, spirit, power, and dream," and, uh, snack foods.  That later of course is where I come in. "Moon Juice is Intelligent Self Care — plant medicine plus science and common sense for practical and preventative...

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Ice Monster, Tokyo

This is a story of a grumpy Julie. But I didn't start that way.  It was a hot week when I visited Tokyo.  I loved the weather.  After many days in a row of eating 2-3 ice creams per day (don't judge! It is so good there!), I moved on to shaved ice as my frozen treat of choice. The weekend was particularly hot, and I was thrilled to have the time to venture all the way to Ice Monster, in Shibuya, to get another epic ice creation.  I walked...

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Toshi Yoroizuka, Tokyo

When I travel, I very rarely just stumble into a place with no advance research.  Particularly not when it comes to something as critical as dessert.  And yet, I did that, in Tokyo of all places, where I have an incredible list of places I want to check out. The reason was simple.  Even I get burnt out on travel, on extra effort required to feed myself fabulous things, and I was jetlagged.  And it was raining.  I just couldn't be bothered...

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JL 2, Tokyo to San Francisco, Business Class

Flight Details Flight: JL2. Departure Time: 7:50pm. Aircraft: 777-300. Class: Business. Seat: 9K This flight from Tokyo was exactly the same as I had done 2 years prior, same exact timing.  You can read all about that experience here. Since I've reviewed the route before, I'll skip all details of the seat, and focus only on the parts that were different this time around, and of course, the food. Seat 9K. It was a fairly standard flight, and my feelings...

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