The Trunk Jotter

9th Aug 2023

There are some travel destinations that sound too extraordinary to be real. The massive snow walk at the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route between Toyama and Nagano prefectures in Japan is one of them. But we can assure you that this incredible site is very real, and will soon be open to travelers. The snow walk known as Yuki no Otani (or Great Valley of Snow) has walls that are 20 meters (about 65 feet) high and are carefully carved out by snowplow drivers, according to Time Out. The pathway is about 500 meters (a bit less than one-third of a mile) long and takes visitors some 20 minutes to pass through… Thrillist

Now, understand that although I was practically raised on this stuff like most children were raised on dinosaur chicken nuggets, I came to the party with absolutely no knowledge of how to actually make this Cantonese classic roast pork belly.

But don’t worry…although I happen to be writing this Chinese crispy roast pork belly recipe, I had a lot of help from the parents on this one. We did our research (this YouTube video played a big part in our success), and the results were pretty on point.

After we all came to an agreement on the right roast pork belly recipe, I cooked this thing pretty much on my own, and if I can do it, you totally can. It’s way easier than you’d expect… The Woks of Life

If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for 10 years, plant trees. If your plan is for 100 years, educate children.

Confucius

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