Category: Travel

We’ve Moved!

Hello everyone! I’ve consolidated my old websites and  future blog posts into one new site.  As of April 17th the content is still “beta”, but there’ll be more to come.

20 Images of Everyday Japan

Here are 20 images of everyday life in Japan from the hundreds that I took on my recent business trip. When traveling for business the focus is usually on navigation

In 1982 I attended my first SF Fancy Food Show in Brooks Hall, and in the past 30 years have probably trod thousands of miles of industrial carpet past 10,000s

The Spring of 800 Earthquakes

Today I’m thinking of Japan.  Land of the Rising Sun, and birthplace of my grandfather, Giichi Tagami. I’ve had several business trips to Japan over the past 24 years, but

Here is a window into a smaller producer in Morocco. Enjoy!

Buenos Aires Drive By – Study in Red

We landed in Buenos Aires to a gray day; 1o° celsius (5o°F) and drizzling.  The driver was a tad late so I people-watched at Arrivals, wrapped in two pashimas, and

Shaken Then Stirred: Sendai Quakes, part 1

If you know me at all, you know I love to fly, especially transpac or other long haul flights where I can disappear into the void — a tube of

On the Ground in Japan

  The events in Japan these last few days have been cataclysmic, and we still don’t know the full extent of destruction of lives and property.  We do know that

This Little Piggy…

I recently received a post about wild boar season in Italy from one of my readers, Nick Garrett. He included some facts and Italian words which I didn’t know along with

Tagami Food Wine and Travel: 2010 in Review

Happy 2011! Gee, where has Liz Tagami been lately?  After such consistency on social media between March and August 2010 (LinkedIN, Twitter, WordPress) she just sort of disappeared. It’s true

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