By Stephanie on January 5, 2012
This guest post was written by Stephanie A Long. Apart from a few dolphins that had been keeping pace, the only thing to see since we had passed Green Island was blue meeting blue on the distant horizon. The sunlight’s warmth and the deck chair’s swaying and rocking had made my eyelids heavy. I hadn’t realized [...]
Posted in Blog, Guest Authors, Taiwan, Travel | Tagged Asia, Guest Authors, Lanyu, Orchid Island, Taiwan, Travel |
By Stephanie on December 14, 2011
This guest post, written by Stephanie Long, gives an inside look into the art of ceramic making in Vietnam’s Bat Trang village.
Posted in Blog, Features, Guest Authors, Vietnam | Tagged Asian art, Bat Trang, ceramics, Culture, pottery, Vietnam |
By Ava Apollo on November 24, 2011
This guest blog is by Ava Apollo. The term “citizen of the world,” or “global citizen,” gets thrown around often in the travel community. It sometimes seems as though it is used as a rite of passage into the “club” populated by those who fancy themselves part of the jet-setter elite, from nomads who are constantly [...]
Posted in Blog, Features, Guest Authors, Lifestyles, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Travel | Tagged Bloggers, Cultural Observations, Culture, Education, Guest Authors, Reflections |
By Carrie on July 23, 2011
This blogging meme has been circulating throughout the travel blogosphere for quite some time now. Bloggers are tagged and asked to share seven links from their blog that helped to contribute to their success. I never could pass up a good meme, so here are my top 7 links from My Several Worlds.
Posted in Blog, Features | Tagged meme, My Several Worlds, Travel |
By Ava Apollo on June 22, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and previous resident of Taipei, Taiwan. For the previous post in this series, click here. Winter was an exciting time in Taipei for a few reasons; it was nearly time for lunar new year, it was too cold for mosquitoes to keep [...]
Posted in Blog, DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taiwan, Travel | Tagged Asia, Family, Guest Authors, Islands, Reflections, Short Stories, Taipei, Travel |
By Carrie on March 31, 2011
A flash flood in Kota Kinabalu during rainy season in Borneo leaves motorists stranded on the road. Not us, though. My husband decides to drive through it!
Posted in Adventure Travel, Blog, Borneo, Features, Malaysia | Tagged Asia, Asia road trips, Borneo, Kota Kinabalu, Road Trips, Travel, travel Borneo, Travel Journal, travel tales |
By Carrie on March 15, 2011
Thanks to everyone who voted for me in the 100 Fun Things To Do In Taiwan contest that was held in the early part of 2011. I ended up placing eighth out of 400 contestants, 50 of whom were awarded cash prizes betweeen NT$3,000 and NT$50,000.
Posted in Blog, Features, Taiwan | Tagged Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, tourism in Taiwan, travel Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on December 27, 2010
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and a social media blogger at Super Blogettes I previously gave you some of my most curious discoveries upon moving to Taipei, but recently realized that there are more, ever so many more quirks that I completely forgot to mention before. So, [...]
Posted in Blog, DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Ava, Cultural Observations, Culture, Guest Authors, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Carrie on December 20, 2010
An interview with Dr. Jessie Voigts, publisher and editor-in-chief of Wandering Educators, the world’s largest online source for travel, international jobs, internships, and academic conferences.
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By Ava Apollo on November 10, 2010
Ava Apollo shares five reasons why Caye Caulker, Belize still holds her heart: great diving, relaxed atmosphere, and astounding natural beauty.
Posted in Adventure Travel, Blog, Guest Authors, Travel | Tagged Beaches, Culture, Food and Drink, Guest Authors, Islands |