My wife and I spent Dec. 1-17, 2017, visiting Taiwan. We arranged our journey independently and traveled around the country using the excellent train and bus systems. However, to visit more out-of-the-way places or to combine multiple destinations into a single day trip, we wanted to hire a driver on some days. 

I came across a website called OWNRIDES.com, which helps travelers arrange for drivers throughout Taiwan. The website also provides suggested day-trip itineraries in...

In 2017, the Annual Sapporo Ramen Show was held May 16-21 and May 23-28, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., in Odori Park, Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido, Japan.

This festival started in 2009 and has grown into a major event. The number of attendees in 2016 totaled 130,000 over the 12-day period.

Admission to this event is free, although you pay for each bowl of ramen; this year, a bowl cost ¥800 (near $7). You buy tickets at ticket booths on site so you don’t hold the line...

I was looking at recent updates for the Singapore Changi Airport that were posted by FlightAware on Facebook, and there was a picture of a new seating area with charging stations between pairs of seats. Airline clubs have lots of USB charging stations, too, and waiting and boarding areas at airports all have a growing number of USB charging ports.The problem is that public USB charging stations open the user to what is commonly called “juice jacking.”USB cables have four wires:...