The City Guide Taipei gives you an in-depth look at Taiwan's riveting capital city! When it comes to mapping out Asian trip itineraries, Taipei tends to fly under the radar. But hidden underneath an industrial, mute facade is a vibrant metropolis
The first trip of the year was a series of unexpected surprises, defined by resplendent architecture, scrumptious street fare, and the world's friendliest people: hello Taiwan! Call it what you will: a rogue province or an independent state, Taiwan (台湾) is
This year, in the spirit of exploring more, I have created resolutions that tie into specific destinations. On January 1st each year, we're given the ultimate mental reset button. Usually, most people get to work on their resolutions the first day
CAPTURING MOMENTS || AUGUST 2016 ITINERARY 9.1 (Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam) → 9.2-4 (Mui Ne/Tan Phiet, Vietnam) HIGHLIGHTS CELEBRATED MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SINCE DAY I STARTED ON MY ASIAN BACKPACKING ADVENTURE: AUGUST 5, 2015 (
CAPTURING MOMENTS || JULY 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Happy 26th birthday to me! Quite possibly the only birthday I will celebrate in Vietnam so I had to go wild and out. Being here for five months and being slow to the friendship game,
CAPTURING MOMENTS || JUNE 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Entering the Amazing Race Asia with Tim! Even if we don't win, it was a great day of filming and goofing off with my guy. Getting a ton of invites to some awesome foodie events
My current whereabouts for the next year or so is the hauntingly beautiful, powerfully compelling Southeast Asian country of Vietnam. My initial post-grad plans were to come to Vietnam to teach English, but the universe rerouted me to South Korea instead.
CAPTURING MOMENTS || MAY 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Started working at AnyArena, a digital pop culture magazine, as their new editor #blessed Spent a long weekend in the Mekong Delta touring Can Tho and My Tho. Ran my first interview/photoshoot with HCMC-based graffiti
CAPTURING MOMENTS || APRIL 2016 HIGHLIGHTS SAW MY FIRST OFFICIAL PAYCHECK IN ALMOST NINE MONTHS
CAPTURING MOMENTS || MARCH 2016 ITINERARY 3.7 → (Cu Chi Tunnels) HIGHLIGHTS We got our first visitor here in Vietnam! Thank you Wendy for flying to us from Korea and for all the Korean friends that followed soon after: Ilmarie, Jeremy, Cait, Maria,