A VIEW FROM THE TOP After taking in the colonial beauty of Taal on the island of Luzon, we made our way to the port in Batangas. We had gotten pretty spoiled by fast and efficient transportation in Taiwan. It…
First Stop in the Philippines: Taal
Leaving Taipei and Heading to Manila An easy trip on the airport express train from our main station, we arrived to the airport three hours before our flight as Air Asia had recommended due to the busy holidays for Lunar…
Back to Taipei: Claw Games, Karaoke, Photobooths and the Superbowl
High Speed Rail With our convoluted tickets booked, we boarded the high speed train from Taichung to Taipei. The trip only took an hour for the 165km journey. At one point the display read 283km per hour. We were all…
Historic Town of Lukang and Costco in Taichung
Another complicated logistics day, we woke up early to pack up our tents and wait for the once an hour bus from our campground to the main terminal on the other side of Sun Moon Lake. From there, we took…
Temples of Tainan
Guest Post by Cheryl Williams Lanterns We arrived in Tainan mid-day, and after ditching our bags at our hotel we headed to a nearby park for some bubble tea and yahtzee while we waited for our rooms to be ready.…
One Giant Easy Cycling Trip- Haulien to Taitung
Haulien Logistics When reading about Taiwan, the East Coast always came up as the most scenic. With the country known for cycling, doing a three day cycling trip on the east coast seemed like the perfect way to explore it.…
A Gorge-ous View: Hiking and Camping in Toroko in the Rain
One of the top destinations to visit in Taiwan is Taroko Gorge in Taroko National Park. The gorge runs between steep mountains, up to 3000m high, with a small river running through it. While doing our research, we realized the…
Dark Days in Jiufen
Up early as we were still on Canadian time, we had a leisurely breakfast from 7/11 (actually really good coffee including lattes for about $2, which would quickly become a staple), we walked to the main train station in Taipei…
Getting to Taipei
Lessons Learned from Brazil Last year, Marieke and Jon showed up a day late to Brazil, due to weather getting out of Newfoundland and Montreal. This year, they decided to lower the chances of that by building in two overnight…
Chapada Diamantina National Park
Guest post by Jonathan Baggs One of the places I was really interested in visiting in Brazil was Chapada Diamantina National Park. The park is known for its steep, rock face cliffs leading to deep valleys and there are lots…