Four Phrases That Describe It… Family-oriented. Club Med. Pretty. Expensive. For our next beach, we decided to head down south from Karon to Kata beach. The difference between the two is pretty stark, despite being only a few minute drive from the other. Kata felt much more developed, but at the same time not in [...]
We traveled from Kenting to Tainan yesterday, and the oddest thing happened. Right as we got off the train, we noticed there was an air raid siren going off. I thought maybe it was a firedrill or something. We only realized something was wrong when we noticed all the exits were sealed off. A friendly [...]
Walking around with Hugh today was like walking around with a celebrity. During our tour of the area with the boys we met yesterday, we happened to cross paths with lots and lots of high schoolers on some sort of field trip. Every time we passed a group of girls they would stare at Hugh, [...]
We arrived in Kenting, Taiwan’s beach heaven. Kenting Village is set in this large national park and the town is pretty cute, though at the moment absolutely packed with high schoolers on school trips. We’ve been eating nothing but Thai food, but that wasn’t our choice necessarily–every other restaurant is a Thai restaurant (that plays [...]
Once again, time has slipped through our fingers and I realized 4 days had passed without me letting my friends and family know we were alive and well. Also–sorry to everyone who has sent an email in the past month without a reply, or at least a very good one. We haven’t had much time [...]
We went clubbing yesterday (actually, shall I say, this morning?) and it was full of amusement. Last time I was in Taiwan, I went clubbing with friends at a famous place in Taipei. I was immediately struck by how much more it was like clubbing in America than it was in Japan. People could dance, [...]
Today began as many of our days in Asia have: with a trip to Starbucks. Now, let me preface this by saying that I have drank Starbucks in America approximately 3 times in my life. However, as any expat will tell you there are certain things that you just sometimes miss. Western food has something [...]
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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