Hi everyone, I'm Jonathan, nomadic ambler, airport navigator, and most importantly, ravenous eater. Hope you are all healthy and safe out there.
Early in my travel days, my goal wasn't to check off countries, but to use as many metro systems and airports as possible. In addition to food, architecture, and studying foreign languages, I've got a thing for travel infrastructure (e.g. the Moscow metro is priceless).
After having lived in Tokyo, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Jakarta, and Jeddah, and traveled enough to have visited two places called Mecca, I decided (in late May 2021) it was time to start FindingFoodFluency.com, a site devoted to sharing my passion for gastronomy tourism. Though I'm bootstrapping at the moment, once certain parts of the world open up, I will be able to greatly expand the ambit of food news, videos, travel podcasts, photos, and other culinary content.
With that deluge of information having been spilled, I hope to meet some of you soon!
Jonathan / ジョナサン / 薑内森 / Jonatán
Among other reasons, I would like to exchange stories and business ideas with my peers, and to learn more about what motivates every individual to travel. My personalized passport stamp backpack, notebook, and phone case: society6.com/travelator
Asking a TravelMassive member for a favorite destination? Tough! Though Tokyo is nearly always on my mind.
Iran is easily #1, followed in no order by the Hoggar Mountains, Laojun Mountain, Caddo Lake, and Paramaribo.
I was a college intern with the Convention Sales department of NYC & Company, New York City's convention and tourism bureau.
market penetration, conferences, and apps for on-the-spot editing
Kaizen, Education, Flavor
I have some first-person experience that might help fellow Travel Massive members-- This year, I was invited to speak about gastronomy tourism at the Las Vegas Travel Agent Forum, and to moderate about the same at Arabian Travel Market (a regional vers... show more
Although I'm mostly unfamiliar with Kentucky, I am a big fan of Moonlite B-B-Q in Owensboro. Chopped mutton, banana cream pie ... good times!
Tips or suggestions for road trip through Kentucky? 4 months ago
Hi Dario, First of all, I love maps. O.K., that banality is out of the way. I have frequently embedded maps on my two websites, https://findingfoodfluency.com and https://noworkalltravel.com, but have run into a couple of problems in the process. 1) ... show more
Do you embed maps on your website? 1 year ago
Hi Maria, Food is one priority for me while traveling; in this regard, Japan often nails it. My hackneyed if still not well-known example (at least among fellow non-Japanese visitors) is the "antenna shop." Since you invited us to provide social link... show more
Tips for first time in Japan? 1 year ago
Pandanus juice and swordfish jerky in the Marshall Islands