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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”

– St. Augustine

Adventures in Taipei - Pingxi Lantern Festival

2/10/2017

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Nate and I took a short flight over to Taipei so we could watch the Pingxi Lantern Festival, one of the top 14 festivals in the world according to Fodor's Travel.  We arrived on a Friday night, checked into our hotel, and then set out in search of one of Taipei's many night markets.
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Tonghua Night Market

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Christmas and Layover in Taipei (again)

12/25/2016

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We began this Christmas season with brunch wtih some friends at the officers club on Kadena, where low and behold, Santa decided to visit!  #santa!  #iknowhim!  Of course we had to take a pic with him while we were there #stepasidechildren #santalooksalittletoohappy  After unlimited mimosas, and some day drinking festivities, we thought karaoke sounded like a great idea.  #naturally For those who have never experienced karaoke at an Asian business or country - please do yourself a favor and go now.  You get a private room (#nooneneedstohearmyhorriblevoice #exceptfriendsandfamily #andmaybepeopleinnearbyrooms...), with a phone that you can pick up and order food and drinks, which they then come deliver to you!  #perfect  Most places around Okinawa are either a BYOB and cheap price for the room per hour, or you pay a set price for 2 hours per person but it includes an all you can drink, drink menu.  We had a blast singing the night away with our friends Charlie and Katie
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Santa at brunch

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Adventures in Taipei

7/14/2016

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On our way to Bali, we had a 23 hour layover in Taipei, so we thought: Sweet!  Two countries for the price of one :)  We took this opportunity to explore this island near where we live, even though their timezone is 1 hour behind ours - giving us an extra hour to explore.  (FYI - Okinawa is a quick 1.5 hour flight from Taipei (Tokyo is 2.5 hrs flight from us)).  When my dad had visited us in March, he kept saying that Taiwan had a very similar landscape, vegetation, and buildings, similar to Okinawa.  (Think rolling green hills with tropical vegetation and cement buildings to combat the typhoons).  I would say his assessment was pretty spot on.

Our flight arrived around 10:30am, so we hopped in a taxi and headed to our hotel to drop our bags off.  Luckily, our $40 per night hotel was across the street from a metro stop, making it easy for us to get around the city.  
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On our flight to Taipei #letthevacationbegin!

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    Just a girl raised in California and loved exploring Southeast Asia with my husband!  We're back in the States but still exploring the world as much as we can!

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