We're Simon and Martina. We run a YouTube channel where we travel around Japan and the world. There are some stories we can't film. For those, we'll share our Tokyo Tales.
Tokyo Tales: Back from Canada
We spent a month in Canada and had a very different experience than what we're used to. So, for this podcast, we'll tell you what we did in Canada, and try to figure out how to do this video shooting thing again :D
1/12/2020 • 36 minutes, 22 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Staying Playful
We had a good question from a user who wants to know how to stay playful as an adult, especially since everyone around them is getting so serious as they get older. What's our secret? We'll talk about it for this week's podcast!
10/24/2019 • 23 minutes, 18 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Check in On Yourself
If everything's going well, but you're not feeling alright, is there something wrong with you, or could there be something else at play? Especially if you're in Chronic Pain, how does that affect how you perceive the world?
9/15/2019 • 25 minutes, 10 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Chasing Sunsets
We followed some gorgeous sunsets, and ended up in a whole new area we've never encountered, and had some dope experiences.
8/12/2019 • 26 minutes, 52 seconds
Tokyo Tales: What Is Workaholism?
We don't know the answer to this question, but we're pretty sure we had an issue with workaholism back in Korea. Are we still workaholics now? That's what we're unsure about.
8/7/2019 • 25 minutes, 13 seconds
Tokyo Tales: What We Did in Sweden
We'll be talking about our trip to Malmö Sweden, why we were there, and what we did for this week's podcast!
7/20/2019 • 25 minutes, 19 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Our 12 Year Wedding Anniversary!
We've been married for 12 years. 12 years! To celebrate, we went to Guam, and we've got some stories to tell about people swimming in full clothing, and threatening a man with a knife.
6/20/2019 • 25 minutes, 42 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Behaving Oddly
For this week's podcast we're talking extensively about RuPaul's Drag Race, season 11, and why it's important to Martina. It really is. Spoilers about this episode, so be warned!
6/2/2019 • 28 minutes, 28 seconds
Tokyo Tales: A Rough Update
Things are going to have to change over the next month, it seems. Martina's hand is worse than expected...
5/20/2019 • 22 minutes, 37 seconds
Tokyo Tales: We're Not Soul Mates
We think the idea of soul mates is giving people the wrong idea of what it takes to make a relationship work. Happily Ever After doesn't really tell people how much work goes into a marriage. So, we'll talk a bit about what we do, what you don't see, and our thoughts on marriage counselling in this week's episode!
3/26/2019 • 23 minutes, 23 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Should Influencers Be More Genuine?
We've been doing this social media thing for a long time now. And as we grow older and see more people get into the field, we're starting to wonder what is a healthy way for us to share a message with you, in ways that won't cause more harm than good.
3/15/2019 • 24 minutes, 46 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Where Are You From?
Episode 15 gives a convoluted answer to a simple question: where are you from? For us, that's not an easy question to answer, and I don't know what's the right thing to say.
2/25/2019 • 22 minutes, 25 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Barcelona and The Meaning of Tourist Traps
Episode 14 of the Tokyo Tales podcast has us talking a bit about our time in Barcelona, and then we get into a bit of a heated discussion about tourist traps. WTF is a tourist trap? Help us understand better, because right now, we're not fond of the phrase...
2/11/2019 • 25 minutes, 21 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Amsterdam
Today we're talking about one of our techniques for traveling with chronic pain, and Martina shares a special story about a lion.
2/9/2019 • 24 minutes, 2 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Tea Time with Our Grandma Neighbour
Our neighbour surprised us by inviting us over to her house for a tea ceremony. We enthusiastically accepted, and had a very special memory made that day.
11/20/2018 • 26 minutes, 32 seconds
Tokyo Tales: The Korean Kobe Connection
We went down to Kobe to shoot a big video, and went wandering out by ourselves, and found a connection to our past lives that we weren't expecting.
11/14/2018 • 25 minutes, 46 seconds
Tokyo Tales: House Hunting and the Spirit Realm
We've been thinking about what kind of house we'd want int he future, and we got ushered to the spirit realm by a magical animal.
10/18/2018 • 23 minutes, 52 seconds
Tokyo Tales: New Neighbourhood
For this week's podcast, we saw puppies, new coffee shops, huge doggies, sunsets, and Martina got herself in an uncomfortable situation, all in one day's worth of adventuring
10/2/2018 • 25 minutes, 28 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Lost and Found
We're grieving the loss of our dog, Spudgy, but we're trying to not get too lost in grief, so we're pushing through. Here's how.
9/24/2018 • 24 minutes, 5 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Snap Out of It!
We're back home in Tokyo, and we've learned some things about ourselves, and different ways for us to build our ladders
9/17/2018 • 25 minutes, 28 seconds
Toronto Tales: Duck Tales
Martina Saved the Life of a Duck, plus, what is Carrot Milk?
8/11/2018 • 24 minutes, 5 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Rooftop Danceoff
Grandmas help us dance better
7/31/2018 • 28 minutes, 15 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Tiny Villages
A restaurant we go to made me cry, and made me rethink what it means to be a part of a community here in Tokyo.
7/23/2018 • 27 minutes, 41 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Dirty Delicious Ramen
Martina, in desperation, makes one of the worst purchases of her life, and then lost it.
7/19/2018 • 27 minutes, 27 seconds
Tokyo Tales: Coffee Jelly
Someone told our neighbour about us, and now we're scared.
7/9/2018 • 27 minutes, 36 seconds
Izakaya Soul Bothers
We watch the World Cup in Japan and try to not get into trouble