One of my favorite TV hosting jobs was with Sony Australia / National Geographic Adventure. I was the Tokyo subcultures guide for the Two Tims, who are absolute sweethearts. Their travel show, Roam, is good-humored and action-packed — as you can see from my Japan episode.

In these TV clips, I take the Aussies to Japan’s biggest cosplay festival, underground punk dives in Golden Gai, Tokyo Decadance bar, and shopping in Harajuku (check out the Sweet Lolita and Decora girls). I hope you smile at the video above and on YouTube.

Alright. Now, I’m going to give chocolate cookies and ice cream to everyone who adds my Google+ page!

Simply click.

My rotund Scottish Fold cat is on Google Plus Pages too. Add him for a cuddle?

The cutest cat in the universe is on Facebook too.

Finally, a press round-up. Thank you to Eyestrane for interviewing me for Asiance Magazine. And to Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times, for writing about my work in alternative fashion, subcultures and Gothic style. (You can read more interviews on my Press page.)

Were you awed by the crazy fashion and nightlife in my Australia TV episode? All my hosting clips are in my Bio section.

Song of the Day: Schwefelgelb – Wie Ich Heiss (thanks G-suS!)

As winter descends, my thoughts hearken back to warmer days… memories of Florence, Italy. Seba and I were two of a handful of bloggers flown to Luisaviaroma Firenze4Ever, to model haute couture and take part in events. Here are photos from the second day, by Kristina Gi.

For the Styling Lab, Luisa let us choose any designer clothes we pleased, and model them in the streets of Florence. We were well-equipped with food, hair stylists and makeup artists. I did my own face Japanese-style, with gems and false eyelashes.

Funny story: the Italian makeup artists gathered around to examine my cosmetics and learn my techniques!

The clothing store had an “animalier” theme at the time. We decided to dress accordingly.

Don’t tell my Scottish Fold cat I was petting a deer, and a Great Pyrenees…

Sebastiano Serafini wears a Givenchy t-shirt, and Ma Ry Ya jacket. His trousers and shoes are by Rick Owens.

La Carmina wears a leopard-print dress by 2(4)1 (dig the black circle side-pockets). The shoes are Rene Caovilla, and the bracelet is Delfina Delettrez.

Posing with classic Florentine architecture. Life is a wonder.

On the famous bridge, Ponte Vecchio. My coat is by Burberry Prorsum. (As you can see, we choose outfits that stayed true to our Goth-alt-street style.)

Shirt: Tom Rebl. Jacket and trousers: Dior Himme. Shoes: Bruno Bordese. Hat: Rick Owens.

The fit and materials of my Dior evening dress were outstanding. I know you’re eyeing my flamboyant feathered shoes; they’re by Diego Dolcini.

Thank you to Luisaviaroma for the incredible experience; we hope we can come back soon! If you missed it, check out my coverage of the opening cocktail party, Alexander McQueen outfit, and Jeremy Scott tiger jacket. Luisa also features my photos on their site.

Which of our outfits did you enjoy the most? Would you like to see us at the next Luisa event? If so, please give the buttons below a Like — let’s make it happen!

Song of the Day: Grendel – Industrial Zombie

Muahah! I love my work as a TV host, especially when it involves travel and my frightening friends. I’ve compiled my clips from the past two years in a new pop culture and travel hosting reel.

Watch my presenting above and on YouTube. I hope the video makes you smile.

The TV work is going well… As you know, I’m currently hosting and arranging a Huffington Post Travel TV series on Coolhunting Weird Wisconsin.

My Norway TV gig (above) was quite the adventure. The video includes moments on Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods for Travel Channel, Canal + France, Discovery/Fuel, Today Show, NHK, CNN and more.

There’s much more to come, including my NHK Kawaii TV episode, which airs in January.

You can see full clips and info on my bio page. If you’re looking for a host and fixer (arranger), please keep the Pirates in mind – info about my company’s services here.

What’s your favorite moment in my TV host demo reel? Which TV shows or networks would you like to see me on next?

Song of the Day: Ken Laszlo – Tonight (that’s the instrumental playing in my new video)

I recently appeared on Strangers in Danger, a new travel-thrill program airing on Fuel TV, Discovery and National Geographic. We Pirates fixed (location-scouted and arranged) the Japan episode, and I’m on-screen as the subculture guide — a.k.a. “Hot Goth.”

You can see the video on my YouTube, but first, read on for astonishing photos!

Rooftop (Mike Escamilla) was a fan of my tiny sailor costume, gifted from Lip Service. (You may recognize him as Kat von D’s roommate on LA Ink.)

Goofing off with Catfish (Zach Yankush). Both of the guys are BMX (bicycle motorcross/extreme biking) stars and very chill in person.

In this segment, they took part in an extreme body modification. Since my Pirates company is well-connected with the Japanese underground, we were able to arrange this scene.

Extreme body mods include implants underneath the skin. One has a painful-looking “split” in a male body part that I dare not mention…

The guys got one of the most bizarre procedures: forehead inflation! A saline drip through a needle creates a bulge, and the center is pushed in to create a donut shape. Catfish also pumped up his lip, which made him look like a dolphin.

Watch the eerie process (featuring me) above and on YouTube.

The bulge lasts about 10 hours. You can see more photos of saline head inflation from my French TV show shoot.

I took Catfish and Rooftop to Decadance Bar, where they fit in among the space aliens.

Adrien le Danois feels the squishy donut.

Naomi, “I am Sebastian” and I fixed (arranged) the entire Japan episode of Strangers in Danger, which involved various crazy activities. The Tokyo drifting scene was a riot.

Drifters are an intriguing subculture as well.

They also learned Sumo fighting, and battled with the big guy.

Come see a wild clip of my scenes. Special shout-outs to Naomi and Sebastian for their incredible Pirate work on this mission.

Have you heard of donut-head inflation? What do you think of extreme body modifications such as this? Would you try?

So far, I’ve only blogged about Day 1 of our Ani-Jam Convention appearance (as Guests of Honor). Let’s continue with the second day’s adventures. (My hair’s purple now; these photos are from August.)

Can you guess how this remote control affected the bed?

Absinthe necklace: made by my friend Rose
Tank top and holy tights: from Hong Kong
Rose Lolita skirt: from Spider in Hong Kong (see store photos)
Mini Lolita hat: Putumayo, from Closet Child Harajuku
Gothic Lolita dolly shoes: Yosuke, from Marui One Shinjuku

Seba wears Strange Freak rings, and a top by Umbilical. Thanks to everyone who made fanart for us!

The vendor’s area was bursting with colorful cosplayers. Can you identify these characters?

On camera.

I gave over a hundred autographs that day.

We signed some unusual objects, including this mask.

All of Ani-Jam’s guests doodled on a T-shirt. Seba and I both drew cats. You can probably recognize Basil Farrow.

Seba’s panel was a bit of a Sebastrophe… but in the best way possible!

I interviewed him, and we showed photos of our collaborations such as the Soho Hearts panda bear necklace to benefit Japan.

Someone brought our NOH8 photo for us to sign.

Another brought a bunny bag.

In addition to signing his name, Seba drew pictures of me. My cat isn’t that fat, is he?

Thank you to Ani-Jam for inviting us and treating us like royals. And to everyone who came: it was wonderful to meet you!

PS: Have you heard? Japan Tourism proposes giving away 10,000 free round-trip tickets to boost travel. The program hasn’t been confirmed yet. But if it happens, what would be YOUR reason to want to visit Japan? Join the discussion on my Facebook Wall.

I’ve worked with the Japan Tourism Board, so I’ll keep you posted as soon as I hear more.

Song of the Day: Roxette – Listen To Your Heart