On our 9-day trip to Italy back in October 2019, we spent 3 full days in Rome other than Venice and Bologna. This was the second time I visited Rome, and the city felt bigger[…]
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Sheep Day in Qingjing Farm, Central Taiwan
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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A hot spring day in Jiaoxi, Yilan
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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2 Days in Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan
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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Half-day in Bologna, Italy
Last October, we were in Bologna for an iOS conference #Pragma that takes place in different cities of Italy each year (online this year due to COVID). We took a train from Venice to Bologna,[…]
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Half-day in Toucheng, Yilan, Taiwan
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 Waterfall Hike & Maokong, Taiwan
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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Two Windy Days in Chicago
Right before the COVID outbreak in the US, I went on a work trip to Chicago and left just a few days before the 14-day mandatory quarantine in Taiwan. The average 13.5h flights were perhaps[…]
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2 Days of Being Kobe, Japan
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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Digital nomad highlights in Osaka, Japan
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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Getting lost in the canals in Venice, Italy
Back in October, we flew to Rome and took a 4-hour train from Roma Termini to Venezia S. Lucia station. We were immediately welcomed by amazing sunny weather and took a water bus operated by[…]
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2 Days in Hong Kong
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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3 days in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
This Fourth of July, we attended a beautiful wedding of our dear friends on the beach in Playa del Carmen. It was a short trip, but we got to visit a few places before the[…]
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Biking through rice paddies in Taitung, Eastern Taiwan
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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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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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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