Janelle on October 23rd, 2008

It’s hot. It’s overwhelming. Everywhere we go we have to dodge motorcycles. Everywhere we go we hear horns blasting. There’s smells in the air, not often pleasant. Garbage in the streets. Holes in the sidewalk that lead to sludge-water. It’s pretty embarassing worrying over the fabled motorcycle purse-snatchers when you know you’re carrying a camera [...]

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Janelle on October 9th, 2008

We arrived in Taiwan fairly uneventfully, but yet managed to make an event of it. We booked at the Lucky News Classic Hotel (weird name, I know) which for the price of $50 offered free shuttle service from the airport, free breakfast, wifi, etc. When we arrived, we were surprised at how friendly the staff [...]

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Janelle on September 8th, 2008

Today is our official first start of our little adventures in Asia. It began fairly stressful yesterday–when I came down with a sore throat and a bit of a fever. However, we took it easy and I felt more or less better by morning. The flight was uneventful and I fell asleep before the flight [...]

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