Road Tripping Around Taiwan – 2 Week Itinerary + Reflections
We had initially planned to visit Taiwan on our first big backpacking trip in 2012 but we just didn’t quite make it there. We had spent 2 months in it’s rougher around the edges neighbor, China, but didn’t set foot in Taiwan until 4 years…
The Beauty of Coron {Philippines}
Dave and I have been traveling since September 2012, not solely looking for a paradise beach, but always on the lookout. And yet we had not exactly found that paradise beach setting. The closest for me were the beaches in the Algarve in southern Portugal…
Taipei Eats Food Tour Review {Taipei, Taiwan}
Since food tours are one of my favorite ways to get to know a new place it’s only natural that the first thing I looked up in Taipei was a food tour. And I was in luck – Taipei Eats is a small company that…
6 Days in Hong Kong Itinerary
After being away from Asia for almost 3 years Dave and I hit off our latest backpacking adventure with a non stop flight from Boston to Hong Kong. Knowing that Hong Kong was going to be an expensive destination we opted to keep our visit…
Eating Adventures Food Tour Review {Hong Kong}
Our six day stay in Hong Kong would not be complete without a food tour! Hong Kong is a major foodie destination and with so many delicious dishes to try and amazing food stalls and carts at the markets, we wanted an expert guide to…
Local Cooking Experience Hong Kong Cooking Class Review
After over two and a half years of being away, it felt good to get back to traveling in Asia, starting with a six day stay in Hong Kong. Naturally the first thing we did after getting off a 15 hour direct flight from Boston…
Guest Post – China Job Hunting Tips
If China has been on your bucket list for ages, but you feel financially insecure to set off for the adventure of a lifetime, maybe you should start thinking of working here. Nowadays, there is great demand for native English speakers, particularly in the larger…
Malaysia Wrap Up – $34 Per Day
We spent an average of $34 each per day in Malaysia over the course of 45 days. Here is a collection of our impressions, travel tips, and the cost break down. Schedule Kuala Lumpur 3 days We were pretty disappointed with Kuala Lumpur. Expectations were…
Self Guided Food Tour in Penang, Malaysia
Penang is hailed as one of the world’s greatest street food destinations. Though we were renting an apartment here and I was doing a lot of cooking at home, no visit could be complete without a full day allocated to sampling the various regional delicacies….
Renting an Apartment in Penang, Malaysia
After our 40 day apartment rental in Thailand we knew we wanted to do this again. In January and February we spent a lot of time traveling around Australia and New Zealand and wanted to settled down somewhere for a bit to get some work…
