What to do in Taiwan when traveling with your parents? Well, if we lived there, we’d have plenty of ideas. But we’re only travelers who arrived in Taipei one night before my parents did. Granted we’d been touring around Taiwan for two weeks at that point. This was quite a relief to my mom who… Continue reading “Meeting up with My Parents in Taiwan”
In my first post about Taiwan, I said I liked (and disliked) many things. But my strongest memories of the country revolve around food. Local fresh fruit. Street markets. Night markets. Chinese food. Taiwanese food. Japanese food. Coffee. Tea. Tofu pudding. Shaved ice. It was like eating something for the first time that immediately felt… Continue reading “The Food in Taiwan”
Breezy promenades. Urban parks. Island getaways. China doesn’t come to mind. But that’s exactly what the southern seaside city of Xiamen has to offer. A boon for the long-term traveler? Blissfully few (I would argue no) must-see sights. Instead, Xiamen offers fun cafes, pedestrianized walkways, and low humidity. It’s the perfect city to enjoy a… Continue reading “Slowing Down in Xiamen”
If you read my post on cooking in a tiny Hong Kong kitchen, then this hostel kitchen probably looks like a dream. And it was … to a point. It was definitely the most spacious kitchen we’ve used here. But it also had the most cooks wanting to use it. So instead of space, our… Continue reading “Making the Most of Our Hostel Kitchen”
Right now, we are traveling. But this is still a food blog. A cooking blog, to be exact. So I’m happy this post is about our first home-cooked meal, made in a Hong Kong kitchen. Our first two homemade meals, actually—I couldn’t waste the leftovers. At home in Seattle, I have a tiny kitchen. Or… Continue reading “Tiny Kitchen Cooking in Hong Kong”
