Trippin' with the RealTimShady

Last summer, a tiny little article in a magazine (I don't even remember which one) suggested the Japanese reality program Terrace House: Boys and Girls in the City  as potentially addictive summer viewing. Sure, the article admitted, nothing really happens, but it's completely mesmerizing nothingness. I mentioned it to Mr. Plow, but he was not intrigued, so I retreated to the bedroom television and pulled up Episode 1 on the Netflix. And I was hooked. And within a few minutes, Mr. Plow wandered in, started watching, and also got hooked. This small moment led to a year of binge-watching several Japanese shows on Netflix, all with one common theme - food! - and with several ancillary themes like relationships, dating, working life, daily customs, as well as other aspects of interpersonal connections. Terrace House: Boys and Girls in the City Terrace House: Aloha State Terrace House: Opening New Doors Konbanwa!  Terrace House has enjoyed long-running success in its nativ...

Mr. Plow and I have taken two glorious trips to England, and the United Kingdom is always on our short list each and every time we start planning for vacation travel. Like many, we've been completely gobsmacked by the verdant splendor of the rolling hills, the comfortable snug of the pubs, and the stalwart dedication to historical preservation. We long for the Cotswolds at least once a week - and now, thanks to Netflix, we can get our weekly hit of Oxfordshire or Gloucestershire with a deft finger to the remote! If you also long for the English countryside (or if you just like architecture and houses and gardens) then you, too, might enjoy a Netflix binge of any or all of these three highly recommended and completely satisfying programmes. Escape to the Country Escape to the Country  ticks a lot of boxes - beautiful homes, bucolic settings, charming house hunters, and enough history and culture to satisfy even the most discerning Anglophile. The premise is simple: homeowners...