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Snorkeling Paradise in Palau

March 16, 2019March 17, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

Shilin Night Market Experience

February 5, 2019March 10, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

Spirited Getaway to Jiufen, Northern Taiwan

January 20, 2019March 10, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

Pokémon Cafe in Tokyo

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

4 days in Chengdu – Panda, Spicy Food, Tea House

November 16, 2018November 19, 2018 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

3 days in Xi’an — trapped in ancient walls

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

Hiking Mount Hua (Huashan 華山)

October 13, 2018October 26, 2018 jaclyncAsia

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.[…]

Digital nomad spots in Taipei, Taiwan

September 15, 2018May 18, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

Traveling in China as a foreigner

August 20, 2018March 11, 2019 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

4 days traveling in Beijing, China after 14 years

August 2, 2018November 4, 2018 jaclyncAsia

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[…]

Camel Trek in Sahara & Souks in Marrakech, Morocco

July 14, 2018October 12, 2018 jaclyncAfrica

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[…]

Day trip to Angel Island

July 12, 2018October 1, 2019 jaclyncAmerica

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[…]