Travel to Taiwan during Quarantine
Recently, I’ve been waking up at odd hours, listening for the high-pitched ping of a doorbell and the flow of traffic outside. When I look out the window, I see some mopeds and blue delivery trucks pass by a street lined with storefronts displaying Chinese characters. Then I remember that…
Summer Travel to Asia Ghost Festivals
Summer season is a popular time for tourists to spread their wings. Plan summer travel to Asia ghost festivals and experience a truly unique cultural event. The Ghost Festivals are both a tradition and celebration. The festival’s other names include Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhonyuan Jie, Gui Jie, and Yulan Festival.…
How to Travel in Taiwan
The island of Taiwan measures 32,260 km2 (12,426 square miles) of total land area, less than half the size of Florida. As such, it’s possible to traverse the entire island. Before you make plans to explore all of Taiwan however, you need to know how to travel in Taiwan. Generally…
Top 5 Tourist Sites in Kinmen Island
An Introduction to Kinmen There is a little-known island off the coast of Taiwan, populated with buildings and landscapes, frozen in time. If not for the tourists and signs, you could look upon the Qing-style temples, the European architecture, the aging houses and, for a moment, think yourself stepping back…
Pink and Green Cookie
This Morning Today I woke up feeling trapped. It started with a simple photo I saw online while perusing the morning news. It was of a pink and green cookie, the new Sakura Matcha flavor Oreo, being sold for Springtime in Japan. I could almost taste the creamy deliciousness of…
Catamaran Ferry to Bodrum Turkey
It was sad leaving our sailboat and Greece, this morning, as we packed our bags and took the ferry from Rhodes to Kos. Then we had an adventure finding a place to do our many pounds of laundry, before picking up another catamaran ferry from Kos to Bodrum, Turkey. The…
