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Electrical to software engineer by trade, recently left full-time job in the Silicon Valley for digital nomad life based in Taiwan. Cares about details, loves traveling around the world experiencing different cultures and recording everyday life indoors and outdoors. Also a foodie, trying new restaurants and cafes, always photos first.
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Tangweigou hot spring park
Asia, Taiwan

A hot spring day in Jiaoxi, Yilan

November 30, 2020May 21, 2025jaclyncnorthern taiwan, taiwan, travel, YilanLeave a comment

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 train station with a view of the
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Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan
Asia, Taiwan

2 Days in Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020jaclyncnight market, northern taiwan, taiwan, travel, YilanLeave a comment

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 in town and nearby attractions like Toucheng
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Bologna, Italy
Europe, Italy

Half-day in Bologna, Italy

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020jaclyncBologna, Italy, leaning tower, travelLeave a comment

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, and then a taxi to the hotel.
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Toucheng, Yilan
Asia, Taiwan

Half-day in Toucheng, Yilan, Taiwan

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020jaclyncnorthern taiwan, taiwan, travel, YilanLeave a comment

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 earliest. Morning coffee at Mr. Brown Coffee
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Yinhe Cave Hike, Taiwan
Asia, Taiwan

Yinhe Cave Waterfall Hike & Maokong, Taiwan

July 20, 2020May 21, 2025jaclynchiking, northern taiwan, taipei, taiwan, travelLeave a comment

Hiking in humid summer weather is quite a challenge, but we felt like it’s still better than staying in for the whole weekend. After searching for shaded hikes in the Taipei area, we decided on our Sunday half-day itinerary: taking MRT to
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chicago
America, US

Two Windy Days in Chicago

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020jaclyncarchitecture, Chicago, museum, travelLeave a comment

Right before the COVID outbreak in the US, I went on a work trip to Chicago and left just a few days before the 14-day mandatory quarantine in Taiwan. The average 13.5h flights were perhaps the most restless ones I’d taken, wearing
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Asia, Taiwan

Glamping & biking in Hualien, Eastern Taiwan

May 26, 2020May 21, 2025jaclyncbiking, eastern taiwan, glamping, Hualien, taiwanLeave a comment

After almost three months of no traveling, the stress started building up and I couldn’t wait for a chance to travel domestically after the COVID-19 calmed down in mid-April. Around the same time last year, we also visited Hualien and Taitung. This
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BE KOBE
Asia, Japan

2 Days of Being Kobe, Japan

April 28, 2020May 21, 2025jaclyncBeKobe, Japan, JapanTravel, Kobe, travelLeave a comment

After spending a couple of days in Osaka and Nara, we took a Hanshin train to Kobe and arrived in just about an hour. Kobe was one of the earliest harbors that Japan opened to the world around 1868, and parts of
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Shinsaibashi, Osaka
Asia, Japan

Digital nomad highlights in Osaka, Japan

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020jaclyncdigital nomad, foodie, Japan, JapanTravel, Osaka, travelLeave a comment

We visited Osaka in 2014, and 5 years later we came back to this lively city in the Kansai region. This time, we worked remotely in Osaka for 3 days at a coworking space, coffee shops, and a library. Aside from working,
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Monkey Mountain (Shoushan, Chaishan), Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Asia, Taiwan

Hiking with monkeys in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020jaclynchiking, Kaohsiung, monkeys, taiwanLeave a comment

From Taipei, we took the high speed railway southbound for 90 minutes and spent a long weekend in Kaohsiung. On Sunday, we went on a hike to Monkey Mountain (Shoushan or Chaishan) after the sky cleared up a bit. Route There are
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Nara Park, Japan
Asia, Japan

Day trip to Nara, Japan

January 12, 2020November 6, 2023jaclyncdeer, foliage, hiking, Japan, JapanTravel, nara, wakakusa1 Comment

On a Sunday of our 4 days in Osaka, we took a train to visit Japan’s oldest capital. During the Nara Period from year 710 to 794, the first capital was established in Nara and later moved to Kyoto. In this era,
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Europe, Italy

Getting lost in the canals in Venice, Italy

December 31, 2019May 21, 2025jaclynccanals, Europe, Europe travel, Italy, travel, veniceLeave a comment

Back in October, we flew to Rome and took a 4-hour train from Roma Termini to Venezia S. Lucia station. We were immediately welcomed by amazing sunny weather and took a water bus operated by ACTV to Rialto stop near our hotel.
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Enoshima Shrine, Japan
Asia, Japan

2 Days in Enoshima & Kamakura, Japan

November 20, 2019May 21, 2025jaclyncenoshima, Japan, JapanTravel, kamakura, kanagawa, shirasuLeave a comment

On our second visit to Tokyo, we added a two-day getaway to the coastal area in Kanagawa prefecture (神奈川). We stayed in Fujisawa, and spent a day in Enoshima and the other in Kamakura. It felt more relaxing and calm compared to
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Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Asia, Hong Kong

2 Days in Hong Kong

October 8, 2019October 25, 2019jaclynchk, hong kong, hong kong food, travel, victoria peakLeave a comment

With the protests going on this year, lots of feelings came up when I worked on this post and photos from Hong Kong from last July. We visited Hong Kong after Shenzhen, our last stop in China. We took the subway from
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Playa del Carmen
America, Mexico

3 days in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

September 23, 2019October 1, 2019jaclyncAkumal, Colectivo, Mexico, PDC, playa, Playa del Carmen, snorkeling, tacos, travel, TulumLeave a comment

This Fourth of July, we attended a beautiful wedding of our dear friends on the beach in Playa del Carmen. It was a short trip, but we got to visit a few places before the wedding. Snorkeling at Akumal We drove about
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Taitung
Asia, Taiwan

Biking through rice paddies in Taitung, Eastern Taiwan

August 25, 2019October 1, 2019jaclynceastern taiwan, outdoors, taitung, taiwan, travelLeave a comment

After 2 days in Hualian, we went on a 2 hour train ride to Taitung. Most people seemed to rent a car or had shuttle service, and Taitung train station was much quieter than Hualian station. Other than taking trains, we biked
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Shinjuku, Tokyo
Asia, Japan

Second visit to Tokyo

July 28, 2019July 30, 2019jaclyncAkiba, Akihabara, Chikatoku, Ginza, Gundam, Japan, Jingu Gaien, Odaiba, Oedo Onsen, omurice, ramen, Shinjuku, suica, Tokyo, travel2 Comments

We visited Tokyo for the second time in December 2018, and there are always new experiences to be had in this city. The Pokémon cafe just opened earlier in 2018, we made sure to make a reservation. Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Akihabara are
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Shakadang trail @ Taroko, Hualian, Taiwan
Asia, Taiwan

Clouds, Mountains & Water – Hualien, Eastern Taiwan

June 25, 2019May 21, 2025jaclyncBaiyang trail, Hualien, Hualien food, night market, Qingshui cliff, Shakadang trail, taiwan, Taroko, travel, truku, wontons1 Comment

Hualien has always been a scenic destination in Taiwan. My impression of Hualien since childhood was mostly sitting in a car or shuttle, touring around Taroko National Park and getting off for a few minutes before hopping back for the next stop.
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shenzhen
Asia, China

Day Trip to Shenzhen

May 27, 2019May 21, 2025jaclyncbbq, guangdong, Obama, shenzhen, tencent, travel4 Comments

After a day trip to Hangzhou and before Hong Kong, we stopped by Shenzhen for a day and half. We are both engineers and thought a visit to this rising technology hub would be a fun idea. A friend worked at Tencent
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hangzhou
Asia, China

Day Trip to Hangzhou

May 25, 2019May 21, 2025jaclyncchina travel, hangzhou, travel, west lake, xihuLeave a comment

The morning after 3 days in Shanghai, we headed to Shanghai Hongqiao station for a high speed train (Gaotie 高鐵) to Hangzhou. I have never seen a crowd as much as in Shanghai train station elsewhere, especially from a bird’s eye view on
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