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Is $280 King Crab Worth It?
Joe's at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas lists Alaskan red king crab at US$279.95 for a pound and a half, roughly four times the per-pound price of frozen cooked king crab legs at Hong Kong retail.
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What Makes a Long-Haul Business-Class Flight Actually Good
What makes a long-haul business-class flight good: a fully flat bed in a dark, quiet cabin, properly hot food, crew who don't hover, and a clean seat that works.
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Why We Never Do Four Countries in Five Days
Why we skip country-stacking trips: fewer places, more nights, downtime on purpose, regular massages and dinner within walking distance make a holiday feel like one.
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A Queensland Wagyu Fillet Is the World’s Best Steak for 2026
A Senku Pure Wagyu fillet from Brisbane’s Paradigm Foods, bred at Torrens Creek in Central Queensland, was named World’s Best Steak at the 2026 World Steak Challenge in Amsterdam.
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Iceland’s Clearest Aurora Skies Are in the Southeast, Not the North
A Guide to Iceland study of 50,087 monthly Icelandic Met Office cloud readings found the southeast, around Djúpivogur and Kirkjubæjarklaustur, has the clearest aurora-season skies, while the Westfjords are cloudiest.
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Wagyu Tataki Over Rice at Idaten, Near Dotonbori
Idaten in Namba, Osaka, serves A5 wagyu tataki over rice in a lidded box from ¥2,430, with no reservations and numbered tickets handed out in order of arrival.
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Where the Sky Actually Clears for Tromsø’s Northern Lights
In Tromsø, coastal cloud kills more aurora nights than a low KP, so the better plan is several nights and an inland drive when the fjord is socked in.
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Dry-Aged Ribeye at the Bar
Dry-aged ribeye at the bar: real crust, pink without blood on the plate, mashed potatoes and greens — no tasting-menu ceremony.
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Two Nights in Cairo on the Way Somewhere Else
Two nights in Cairo as a calm stop with one job: the Giza Plateau, without turning Egypt into a checklist.
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Cooking Wagyu at Home Without Overthinking It
Cook Marble Score 8/9 wagyu at home with a hot pan, a crisp crust, and a pink center, without turning the kitchen into a science fair.
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Eighteen Oysters and Apps — A Simple Shellfish Night
A simple shellfish night is eighteen oysters and a few apps: cold, thick oysters split two ways, without a tasting-menu script.
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Why AI Can't Count the Letters in "Strawberry"
Chatbots often fail to count the letters in strawberry because they see tokens — word pieces, not letters.
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Farmed Oysters Aren't Dirty Filters
I have loved shellfish for a long time. Oysters most of all. So when people call them dirty sewage filters, it gets under my skin.
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Marriott Is Adding Hotels in New Zealand
New Zealand has been on my bucket list for a while. When you stay Marriott like I do, hotel news for a place you want to visit is not just noise. It is useful.
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Unexpected Texas BBQ
Over the past 10 years, I have fallen in love with Texas-style barbecue. In particular the smoked meat. I had researched the various Texas, Carolina, Kansas City, and Memphis…
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Movie Review: 211
This evening I saw the movie 211 on AppleTV. I must say this is one of the worst if not the worst movie I have ever seen. Unfortunately, this is not the first bad movie with…
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LifeSaver A Solution Without Support
Water occupies 71% of the Earth but we still have millions of people drinking dirty water. Some of these people (approximately 1.8 billion) walk miles to get these dirty water.…
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Movie Review: Spy (2015)
This evening I saw the movie Spy at UA Cine Times, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. One of the movies from my Must See Movies list, and the following is my movie review.