World wide writing - JC's travel log

4 Days in Okinawa, Japan with a toddler

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 jaclyncAsia

Okinawa is a beach vacation destination that many of my friends from Taiwan have frequented, only 1.5 hour flight away (3 and 2 hour flight from Tokyo and Osaka respectively). For some reason, I haven’t[…]

3 Days in New York City with a toddler

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 jaclyncAmerica

Embarking on a New York City adventure with a toddler can seem daunting, and we’ve postponed until our daughter is 3Y4M this summer when we can enjoy a lot more activities together. With some planning,[…]

Berry picking at Lakeland Orchard, PA

August 10, 2024August 10, 2024 jaclyncAmerica

While staying with my in-laws in PA in the US, we visited a farm to pick berries from a family friend’s recommendation. We loved it so much that we went twice within 3 weeks, the[…]

3 Days in Singapore with a toddler

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 jaclyncAsia

When my husband was staffing a booth at a conference in Singapore this year, we decided for me to bring our 2Y10M daughter toward the end of the event on Friday. From there, we spent[…]

3 Days in Kyoto with a toddler

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 jaclyncAsia

For the last part of the Kaisai trip with our 2Y7M daughter, we took the train to Kyoto after 3 days in Osaka and half a day in Nara. We had 3 full days in[…]

Half day in Nara with a toddler

April 7, 2024July 22, 2024 jaclyncAsia

After spending 3 days in Osaka with our 2Y7M daughter in October 2023, we traveled to Nara for half a day before heading to Kyoto for the last 3 days of the trip. Compared to[…]

3 Days in Osaka with a toddler

January 28, 2024October 27, 2024 jaclyncAsia

After traveling with our daughter to Tokyo twice, we planned another trip to the Kansai region in October 2023 when she was 2Y7M. We had 7 full days, and spent 3 days in Osaka, then[…]

A week in Tokyo with a toddler

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 jaclyncAsia

After about 6 months from the last trip with our daughter, we traveled to Tokyo again the week before my work trip. This time, she was 2y2m with a lot more opinions and expressions. It[…]

Toddler’s second time in Tokyo Disneyland

August 6, 2023August 6, 2023 jaclyncAsia

After the last visit to Disneyland & Disney Sea, we went back to Tokyo less than six months later before a work trip. This time, we just spent one day in Disneyland. We chose Disneyland[…]

A week in Tokyo with toddler-to-be

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 jaclyncAsia

Near the end of 2022, we finally started planning our first actual vacation abroad with our 1y9m toddler-to-be. We traveled to Tokyo twice in recent years, but there were a lot more logistics and planning[…]

2 days at Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea with toddler-to-be

January 18, 2023July 6, 2023 jaclyncAsia

25 years ago, I visited Tokyo Disney with my family for the first time. For my husband, Disney World in Florida was also full of childhood memories with his family. This December, two months after[…]

One Day in Fulong, Taiwan

April 10, 2022 jaclyncAsia

Back in July 2020, we stayed in Fulong one night before heading to Luodong and Toucheng in Yilan. Fulong is just a quick train ride from Taipei, and a popular destination for day trips. We[…]

Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Two days in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 jaclyncAsia

It’s been a while since I updated the blog. It was mostly because our daughter was born this year, and we had a tough few months with COVID in Taiwan. There are many places that[…]

Walking back in time in Rome, Italy

February 25, 2021February 28, 2021 jaclyncEurope

On our 9-day trip to Italy back in October 2019, we spent 3 full days in Rome other than Venice and Bologna. This was the second time I visited Rome, and the city felt bigger[…]

Sheep Day in Qingjing Farm, Central Taiwan

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 jaclyncAsia

Last June, we went on a spontaneous day trip to a sheep farm with my family after the COVID situation got calmer. Qingjing Farm was first built by the military government in 1961, and veterans[…]

Day trip to Yokohama, Japan

December 31, 2020January 1, 2021 jaclyncAsia

This is a belated post for a trip from December two years ago. After Enoshima & Kamakura, we took a day trip to Yokohama while we stayed in Tokyo. We got a Tokyu one-day pass[…]

A hot spring day in Jiaoxi, Yilan

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 jaclyncAsia

Jiaoxi is probably the town that attracts the most tourists in Yilan, especially in the cooler winter season. The town is easily accessible by train, and I always felt refreshed after stepping out of the[…]

2 Days in Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 jaclyncAsia

In the past 2 years, we’ve stayed in Luodong 3 times. Luodong is one of the largest towns in Yilan, if not bigger than Yilan city. We find Luodong the most convenient to explore sights[…]

Half-day in Bologna, Italy

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 jaclyncEurope

Last October, we were in Bologna for an iOS conference #Pragma that takes place in different cities of Italy each year (online this year due to COVID). We took a train from Venice to Bologna,[…]

Half-day in Toucheng, Yilan, Taiwan

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 jaclyncAsia

On the last day of our trip to Yilan, we rented a car via iRent to explore Toucheng town for the first time. Toucheng is the northmost town of Yilan county, and was developed the[…]