Destination: Taipei, Taiwan (Climbing Elephant Mountain, Hello Kitty 7-Eleven, and Tonghua Night Market– DAY 2)

Views of Taipei from Elephant Mountain (January 2024) Jetlag hit me the following morning, as I ended up waking up at 4h30 and struggled to fall back asleep. I managed to sleep for another hour before I decided to wake up and get ready to head out for my second full day in Taipei. I … Continue reading Destination: Taipei, Taiwan (Climbing Elephant Mountain, Hello Kitty 7-Eleven, and Tonghua Night Market– DAY 2)

Destination: Yehliu & Jiufen, Taiwan

Hoodoos at Yehliu Geopark (January 2024) There is so much more to Taiwan than just the Taipei capital. While visitors might opt to spend some time in Taichung more south of the country, I've found many travelers tend to stick to Taipei and nothing else. True, there are plenty of things to see and do … Continue reading Destination: Yehliu & Jiufen, Taiwan

Destination: Taipei, Taiwan (Rainy Day, Shopping Around, and Raohe Night Market– DAY 1)

Raohe Night Market (January 2024) I had not been back to Taiwan since 2016-- honestly, I was long overdue for a return trip. While planning my vacation to Malaysia and Singapore last January, I decided to have an extended layover in Taipei (48 hours) to revisit family and, overall, revisit the country before continuing onto … Continue reading Destination: Taipei, Taiwan (Rainy Day, Shopping Around, and Raohe Night Market– DAY 1)

2024: My Year in Review

Happy New Year / Bonne année / 新年快樂! Welcome to 2025. It's hard to believe that we've already gone through another year, and that we're already halfway through the 2020s. I've mentioned this before in other posts, but time really does seem to go by faster as you get older, but I'm here for the … Continue reading 2024: My Year in Review

12 Travel Books I Read in 2024

Photo by Streetwindy on Pexels.com Hi, folks! Earlier this year, I made it my goal of reading more-- not only that, but I also aimed to read books from different parts of the world, to push myself to find works from authors I wouldn't have otherwise found or let alone have been interested in reading. … Continue reading 12 Travel Books I Read in 2024