In the past, I wasn’t a particular fan of hot springs. I mean, I like them enough. They’re relaxing and rejuvenating and don’t require any physical exertion. The thing about Taiwanese hot springs is that I have trouble staying in them for longer than...
One of our favorite places in Taiwan, the cliffs of Long Dong are located on the Northeast coast of Taiwan. Long Dong draws climbers from around Taiwan and even throughout Asia for its isolated climbing on sandstone crags up to 70m in height. There are over 500...
Ah, holidays. Whatever type of holiday you’re after – whether you’re into hiking and biking, or you’re an adrenalin junkie with a penchant for back flips on snow-packed pistes, or you just love flopping out on a beach – there’s a...
Last year, you probably would have considered our experience at Lantern Festival to be a bit less than ideal. Yeaaa. That’s Dan holding our blazing sky lantern, completely obliterating his dream of finally getting a pony. He’s still waiting for Santa to...
“Quan Lei Da” (Home run) “Zhong Hua Dui, Jia You” (Chinese Taipei, Let’s Go) OOOOHHHH SEE YA (that one’s the same) Taiwanese people love them some baseball. And even though Linsanity was huge over here for a while, baseball still takes the prize as national sport of...
The Gili Islands are known for being some of the most beautiful islands in Indonesia, having managed to preserve their pristine beaches and authenticity despite growing tourism to Bali and Lombok. And by authenticity, I mean the only form of land transportation is...
We weren’t expecting to see spiritual warfare when we went to Padangbai. Our main purpose for visiting the small fishing village was actually just to check out the action below the water: reef sharks, manta rays, turtles, and general ocean scenes seemingly taken...
We were sitting at breakfast in the middle of who-knows-where-Java, drenched to the bone and devouring our glamorous breakfast of plain toast and Nescafe after a failed attempt at climbing Mt. Bromo. (Well, in all fairness, we succeeded in waking up at 4am and...
‘Off the beaten path’ travel is all the rage right now. It seems every twenty-something backpacker is claiming you should throw the guidebook out the window, leave your itinerary at home, and just surrender yourself to all the wonders of travel that will just...
We had heard the warnings. Fellow travelers felt personally responsible to inform us that Kuta was now the remnants of a past paradise, transformed into an overrun tourist town where too many high-priced souvenirs and western restaurants (think Hard Rock Café and...
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