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Yehliu Geopark
The day after we all went to the baseball game, we went to Yehliu Geopark which is located about 20-25 miles/a little bit less than a mile from Taipei to the Northeast. The day was bright and sunny...
View ArticleFallen Behind
Wow, I should definitely update more often! There are so many adventures I’ve had that I want to share. I’ll try to post a few within the next few days!
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Strangers
One strange thing that has happened since about the 2nd week I was here was that random people would ask to take a photo with me. The first few times it happened I was fairly weirded out, but then I...
View ArticleThe Train to Somewhere
I took the train the other day. It wasn’t the first time, but it was the first time I’d taken it out of the city. I’d been thinking about going back to the surfing spot my roommate Zoe and I had gone...
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Hualien and the Dragon Boat Festival- Day 1
Around 900km traveled by car, train, scooter, and paddle boat last weekend! On Friday night Zoe picked me up at work and we drove directly to Luodong, about an hour (car time) southeast from Taipei....
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Day 2 – Taroko
Sunday started off with breakfast at a place called Shark Bites Toast. I’ve seen a few around Taiwan and I was curious about what kind of “toast” they would have. The menu was interesting, kind of like...
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Day 2 cont. – Hualien and skateboarding
After coming back from Taroko National Park we decided to grab some Vietnamese food for lunch and drive a bit around Haulien before ending up at the skatepark next to the beach. Aww yeah, bánh mì!...
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Day 3 – Hualien and sightseeing
On our 3rd day in Hualien we went on a mini mountain adventure (we got a bit lost), cooled down in a river stream, and paddled around the lake where the Dragon Boat Festival was held. We ate breakfast...
View ArticleTattoo(s)
I’d been looking into getting a new tattoo ever since I arrived in Taipei. Problem being was that I didn’t know of any shops. There are quite a lot of people with visible tattoos and I asked a few, got...
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The Shay Shays
I was excited and nervous to have friends visit me in Taiwan. Would I be a good guide? Would they like the places I wanted to take them? Would they enjoy their time here? Would they be alright...
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Lost a phone, gained a piercing
Went to watch Interstellar at 10am (the only time I was able to watch it considering it’s a 3 hour movie and I work in the afternoons/evening), decided to be a conscientious movie watcher, as well as...
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The Beatles – Tomorrow
Had an opportunity to check out a Beatles exhibition at Huashan 1914 Cultural Park. I haven’t been to many exhibitions here, but the ones I have have been pretty fun; this one was no exception. The...
View ArticleI’ll confess.
As a kid, I spent hours and hours just looking at myself in the mirror. This sounds awful but hear me out. I remember trying to remember myself. I would gaze at my skin and the color of my eyes and the...
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Hehuanshan 合歡山
I got to see an amazing sunrise thanks to Zoe. She invited me to go with her and an old college friend to check out Hehuanshan, the highest point in Taiwan accessible by highway. We left Saturday night...
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A nice warm winter day
A nice warm sunny day in mid February reminds me of mild winters back in San Diego. It also reminds me of the false lull and sense of warm weather to come that I felt around this time last year. A...
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Hiking with Zoe
What I love about adventures with Zoe is that we always seem to say: Why not? The adventures always seem to begin with a very undemanding and effortless sounding goal. Let’s go to this place, that...
View ArticleStationery
I had a very strange reaction at a stationery store yesterday. My mouth began to salivate.
View ArticleFirst World Problems
I forgot my headphones… So now I have to listen to the nice music at the cafe.
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Road Trip Roll #1
Recently purchased a Nikon FE camera, and what better time to see what it could do than on our around Taiwan road trip? Roll #1:
View ArticleEnd of the Year in Taiwan
Goodbye 2014. Hello 2015! Last year I celebrated by attending an all you could eat and drink event hosted by The Regal Beagle and attended by all of my oldest San Diego friends. This year I celebrated...
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