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What I Didn’t Totally Love About Taiwan

I’ve mentioned before both that I love Taiwan, but I really didn’t at all for a while either.  I shared what I love about Taiwan, now, since I like to keep things real here, I’m going to share what I didn’t love as much.

I would also like to note that these are pretty much all personal things that I didn’t like or found annoying, and some are just silly little things that aren’t actually bad but more funny.  It was literally nothing about Taiwan itself.  I actually love Taiwan and these are all just part of the experience.  Taiwan is one place I’m actually dying to go back to.

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Your Guide To Island Hopping El Nido: Tour A

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LOOKING TO JOIN ISLAND HOPPING EL NIDO TOUR A?

Island hopping in El Nido is one of the top reasons people go to Palawan in the Philippines.  In case you didn’t know, which I didn’t really before I got there, island hopping is the thing to do in El Nido.

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Everything You Need To Know To Go To The Pingxi Lantern Festival

The Pingxi Lantern Festival is one of the coolest ways to celebrate Chinese New Year in Taipei if not all of Taiwan.  I don’t know what goes on in the rest of Taiwan, so that’s why I’m so confident in that statement.  If you know of something else that’s super awesome, let me know!  It just so happened that I booked my five weeks in Taiwan to coincide with the Pingxi Lantern Festival.  I didn’t even know it existed when I was planning my trip until shortly before I got to Taiwan.

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7 Things to Love About Tokyo

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Tokyo was crazy but in the best way.  It’s pretty overwhelming and can get fairly confusing navigating the streets and subways stations, which are fairly intimidating feeling like their own small towns, but there are plenty of things to love about it, too.

Even if you’re on a tight budget, Tokyo is worth a visit.  It can be seen on the cheap, but don’t forget to splurge a little and have some fun.  This guide to Tokyo will help you plan the best trip possible.

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Spend An Afternoon At Huashan 1914 Creative Park In Taipei

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LOOKING TO VISIT HUASHAN 1914 CREATIVE PARK IN TAIPEI?

The Huashan 1914 Creative park in Taipei was something I didn’t know about until we were on our way there.  We happened to be in the neighborhood for who knows what and decided we should go. 

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Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf + 4 Other Cool Things To Do In Tamsui

I kept telling everyone we need to go to Tamsui!  They would then ask why and I would say, well I’m not actually sure.  It was my last day in Taiwan and it was supposed to be hot and sunny.  What better thing to do than go to the beach?  This is where we came up with Tamsui.  Apparently, there are a couple of beaches there so off we went.

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The Purrrfect Taipei Day Trip: How To Visit Houtong Cat Village

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Yup.  You read that right.  A cat village.  Just a short train ride from Taipei is Houtong Cat Village.  It’s nestled up in the hills and like most days, it was rainy.

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Taitung: I Don’t Know What to Call This

I can’t decide what to call this.  I didn’t do a whole lot of anything in Taitung.  I spent a lot of time wandering around and drinking coffee, but that’s not much of a surprise.  It was cold and rainy most of my time there, but the last day was really nice.

I wandered through Tie Hua Music Village admiring the hundreds of lanterns then made my way down to the beach to watch the waves.  I went to a bookstore to look at everything  I couldn’t read and still avoided eating like the plague because it was intimidating.

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Wandering Hualien

Hualien was the first place that I was on my own in Taiwan and I was terrified.  I was on what I was hoping the right train.  Then I got off in what I hoped was Hualien.  Then I walked what I hoped was the right direction to get to my hostel.  Then I stood outside my hostel and hoped someone would let me in.  Then I checked in and hoped I would meet people.  That was the only thing that didn’t happen.

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