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A real culinary experience, full of farms and restaurants and wineries and breweries, Traverse City is a great spot to check out.

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Midjourney did an OK job of making a pretty beach sunset with “me” in a hawaiian shirt.

Alright! I’m starting to open this travel blog up a bit to destinations outside of Japan, and this issue is the first one. Where’re we going? Traverse City, Michigan over in the US. Why? Because I just visited my parents there, and the summer weather paired with the culinary experiences and outdoor activities is a real triple threat that I think a whole bunch of you lovely readers might want to keep in mind.

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According to the New York Times, Traverse City’s a real hip place to go, and I guess I’d agree. Its full of restaurants, wineries, and beaches, which is an almost perfect combination. Me being me, I was looking around for the music venues and while there were some, it was mostly for theater type performances, so that was a bit lacking. But hey, can’t have everything, right?

The Restaurant: Modern Bird

Bread with butter, martini glasses, and fish crudo at Modern Bird in Traverse City, Michigan.Bread with butter, martini glasses, and fish crudo at Modern Bird in Traverse City, Michigan.Bread with butter, martini glasses, and fish crudo at Modern Bird in Traverse City, Michigan.
Modern Bird has some very creative recipes.

Awesome spot, really enjoyed the meal, and their wine selections are quite interesting. There was this one local white wine that I didn’t bother remembering the name of despite it having a very memorable flavor profile, what I described as “Onion bagel.” That’s no joke, either, nor is the actually very fond memory I had of it - never tasted anything like it.

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