Just about 2 years after our last visit to Disney Tokyo, we brought our 4Y1M daughter back for her third time in Disney. Now that she turned 4 years old, the tickets and passes were no longer free. Another big difference this time was that we stayed on Disney property for 3 nights at the …
After almost two years since the last trip to Tokyo, we took our 4Y1M daughter to try KidZania for the first time. KidZania is an international company from Mexico with a few locations worldwide, focusing on job simulations for kids. We considered KidZania in Singapore earlier this year, but the price was too steep (182 …
This January, we spent 5 days 4 nights in Singapore with our 3Y10M daughter for the second time just like last year. This time, we explored new places and gathered with friends and relatives, and stayed in a different neighborhood in the Bugis area. It was rainy season, but luckily we had a dry day …
Near the end of 2024, we traveled south to spend a day in Kaohsiung staying at the H2O hotel. It was a whirlwind trip, but still lots of new fun experiences with our 3Y9M daughter. We enjoyed a few tasty meals, played in the Science and Technology Museum, and took a ferry to Cijin the …
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 got a chance to visit until 2024 September with my husband and daughter. We spent four full days in Okinawa, …
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 full days in Singapore with a very loose schedule as we had dinner plans with local friends and relatives. …
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 Kyoto, and my personal highlights were the kimono experience at Kiyomizu temple and staying at a renovated machiya near Kyoto …
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 our last time in Nara almost 4 years ago, we skipped the longer walk/hike and the souvenir streets so that …
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 took a train to Nara en route to Kyoto for the last 3 days. The itinerary was quite different from …
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 was pretty easy traveling with a stroller in Tokyo (some exercise when taking public transportation), we had tons of precious …
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 over Disney Sea because there were more rides in Disneyland for our 2Y3M daughter and it was easier to navigate. …
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 for the trip with our daughter. This time, we spent 6 full days in Tokyo including 4 days around the …
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 both Japan and my home country Taiwan opened up from COVID, we brought our 1y9m daughter to see the magical …
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 mostly went for the ocean view and the annual Sand Sculpture Festival in the summer. Sand Sculpture Festival The Sand …
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 I want to travel with my daughter when she gets older, and I’m hoping to write down some past trips …
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 from Yunnan, China started farming in the area. In the 80s, the farm opened a hotel and welcomed tourism. I …
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 from Shibuya station and took the Toyoku line to Yokohama. Similar to Kobe, Yokohama is a harbor city with a …
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 mountain surrounded by clouds. We visited on a day trip from Luodong last …
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 by train or scooter/car. The town is lively, and a lot of traditional …
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 castle We are frequent customers of Mr. Brown Coffee, they have several locations …