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

January 18, 2023January 18, 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[…]

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Fulong, Taiwan

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[…]

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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[…]

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Qingjing Farm, Central Taiwan

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[…]

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Yokohama, Japan

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[…]

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Tangweigou hot spring park

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[…]

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Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan

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[…]

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Toucheng, Yilan

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[…]

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Yinhe Cave Hike, Taiwan

Yinhe Cave Waterfall Hike & Maokong, Taiwan

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

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Glamping & biking in Hualien, Eastern Taiwan

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 jaclyncAsia

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,[…]

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BE KOBE

2 Days of Being Kobe, Japan

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

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Shinsaibashi, Osaka

Digital nomad highlights in Osaka, Japan

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

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Monkey Mountain (Shoushan, Chaishan), Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Hiking with monkeys in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

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Nara Park, Japan

Day trip to Nara, Japan

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

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Enoshima Shrine, Japan

2 days in Enoshima & Kamakura, Japan

November 20, 2019November 25, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

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Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

2 Days in Hong Kong

October 8, 2019October 25, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

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Taitung

Biking through rice paddies in Taitung, Eastern Taiwan

August 25, 2019October 1, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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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Shinjuku, Tokyo

Second visit to Tokyo

July 28, 2019July 30, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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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Shakadang trail @ Taroko, Hualian, Taiwan

Clouds, Mountains & Water – Hualien, Eastern Taiwan

June 25, 2019June 27, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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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shenzhen

Day Trip to Shenzhen

May 27, 2019May 28, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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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