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[…]
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Author: jaclync
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.
Second visit to Tokyo
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[…]
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Clouds, Mountains & Water – Hualien, Eastern Taiwan
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[…]
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Day Trip to Shenzhen
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[…]
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Day Trip to Hangzhou
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,[…]
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3 Days in Shanghai
After some relaxing days visiting pandas and enjoying food in Chengdu, we flew to one of the largest cities in the world, Shanghai. In 1843, the harbor of Shanghai fist opened up for foreign trade[…]
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3 Days in Penghu, the Pescadores Islands of Taiwan
Taiwan itself is an island, but there are even more islands close by to explore. Among the most popular are Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, Green Island, Lanyu (Orchid Island), and Xiao Liu Qiu. Penghu is an archipelago of about 90[…]
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Snorkeling Paradise in Palau
As a person who loves water, island destinations with water activities always draw me in. Palau is known for its biodiversity and accessible by scuba diving and snorkeling. The snorkeling sites are unique, and it[…]
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Shilin Night Market Experience
For first time visitors in Taipei, Shilin night market is a place not to be missed. It is quite an experience, seeing all the traditional vendors while eating, drinking, and walking. For locals, it might[…]
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Spirited Getaway to Jiufen, Northern Taiwan
The last time I visited Jiufen was 2009, almost a decade ago. Time really flew by, and there are some things that changed and some that remained the same. Thanks to the new express bus[…]
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Pokémon Cafe in Tokyo
I am familiar with Pokémon anime on the TV from childhood & Pokemon Go, and Tony grew up playing Pokémon games. After hearing this brand new Pokémon cafe opening in Tokyo in March, we made[…]
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4 days in Chengdu – Panda, Spicy Food, Tea House
After exploring historic Xi’an and hiking Mount Hua, we continued our journey further west to Chengdu, Sichuan. We debated between Chongqing and Chengdu, and Chengdu won mostly because of its proximity to panda. Highlights Panda[…]
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3 days in Xi’an — trapped in ancient walls
Xi’an used to be the capital a few times since Qin or Han dynasty, and one of the earliest and oldest cities in China. After 4 days in Beijing, we took Gaotie (high speed railway[…]
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Hiking Mount Hua (Huashan 華山)
From geography class in school, I learned the top 5 mountains in China and have always been wanting to visit one. Since we were visiting Xi’an, I researched on the possibility to check out Huashan.[…]
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Digital nomad spots in Taipei, Taiwan
Since late August, I have relocated my digital nomad base from Taichung to Taipei. It is so easy to check out different neighborhoods in Taipei without a car. Because I am still “funemployed” and don’t[…]
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Traveling in China as a foreigner
During our three weeks in China, a lot of things were eye opening. A country of 1.4 billion people and its history dating back to about 3000 years B.C., Chinese culture has gone through waves of[…]
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4 days traveling in Beijing, China after 14 years
Shortly after leaving our jobs and moving out of the Bay Area, we began our 3-week trip starting in Beijing. We have both been to Beijing separately before, for me it was about 14 years[…]
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Camel Trek in Sahara & Souks in Marrakech, Morocco
Last Thanksgiving, Tony and I flew to Marrakech, Morocco from Sevilla, Spain after three full relatively relaxing days. Most of our trip was to camel trek in the Sahara. We landed in a super modern[…]
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Day trip to Angel Island
Angel Island has been mentioned by previous coworkers and friends independently, so it was on our SF bucket list for a while. Finally when we had a deadline (leaving the Bay Area), we just had[…]
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