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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