One of the greatest things about our Asia trip is the luxury of time. We wanted to take it slow, only planning to see a handful of countries. But even two months in, more often than not, we already wished we had more time. This was especially true for travel in Taiwan. What began as… Continue reading “Five Weeks of Travel in Taiwan”
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”
For me, Taiwan is like Italy. I don’t mean to imply the two are similar—they aren’t. Rather that they have a couple things in common which stand out in my mind. I’m not trying to place any blame. I accept that it might be me. But both places have an uncanny ability to annoy the… Continue reading “A Love Letter to Taiwan”
Every time we told someone how long we were planning to travel in Hong Kong, the response was always the same. What are you going to do for a whole month? We figured we’d like the city. We suspected we’d have plenty to do. And we were right. In fact, as March 21 loomed nearer,… Continue reading “Goodbye, Hong Kong”
In most people’s minds, hiking does not top the list of activities for Hong Kong. I was no different; it didn’t even occur to me to look up hiking trails. But soon after I began planning, I found a government site devoted to this popular pastime. That’s when I first learned about the four long… Continue reading “Hiking Trails in Hong Kong”
