I was en route for Japan when I boarded the longest flight I had yet to take in my years of travelling. And being my first time to Asia, I'd ...

In a small village on the western coast of Japan, I found the perfect persimmon. I stopped my bike to pick the ripe, orange-hued orb off of a roadside tree. And as I took a bite, it succumbed to my teeth with its honey-sweet juice. ...