Delicious food in Japan

Anybody who has met me for more than about half an hour would vouch for the fact that food is right up there on my “reasons for travel.” So you can probably imagine how my eyes bulged when I heard that Michelin have now declared Tokyo to be officially the cuisine capital of the world, with an astronomical total of 191 stars (compare that to Paris’s meagre 98!). I think that my 3 night stay in Tokyo this May to catch up with our local agents will have to incorporate some fine dining – all with a mind to being able to recommend the best restaurants to our clients of course.

The Tokyo Michelin guidebook is out now and provides a mouth-watering insight into dining in Japan’s capital.

Exhibition of modern Chinese prints

After the success of the first local client evening that we had at the Oxford Asmolean museum back on a rainy November night, I am really looking forward to the next one in a few weeks time on the 13th February. The exhibition itself is fascinating but for me the best thing about these evenings is the chance to talk to not only the curator of the world’s oldest (or so they claim!) museum, but also to Weimin He, the man who was commissioned by the museum to travel through China in order to put the collection together. Quite a task that he undertook, and a remarkable journey. I understand that a fair few people are booked onto the next evening already, so look forward to seeing you there. Anyone not able to make it should have a look at the museum’s website that has a good intro to the exhibition.