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A magical travel moment:  A pure beam of white light appeared before our eyes in the dim darkness of Hang Sung Sot, a vast mountain cave that winds its way through a few immense chambers before exiting out onto a narrow walkway that lends an unprecedented view of Halong Bay.
Hang Song Sot (Surprising Cave) in [...]

Our third day in Penghu dawned nice and early. After a quick breakfast, we collected everyone and headed to the pier to take a high-speed boat to Ji Bei Island, home to blessedly beautiful sand and coral beaches.
My first glimpse of the island was from the sea. A long golden beach stretched out [...]

I promised a full update on my adventures in Penghu and since we are ‘hunkered down’ on a typhoon day here in Taipei, I figured this afternoon would be the perfect time to catch up on my blog to-do list. As I am looking at my travel notes and photos though, I’m realizing that I’m [...]

Imagine miles of bare, unspoilt golden beaches. Imagine a place that is unpolluted. No garbage litters the white coral and sand beaches of Penghu. There are no flagrant displays of commercialism or hordes of camera-toting tourists here. In some places, you can still walk down to the water’s edge to search for raw, fresh oysters [...]

Here’s something most people don’t know about me. I keep visual diaries of everyday things. I love ripping up magazines for photos and ideas, jotting little notes or reminders and adding them to a special binder, which goes into a collection of books that represent all my favorite thoughts and feelings.
I rip for [...]

Shoe lust in Toyko, Japan.
I lust for whimsical creations of skinny heels and minute straps; adorned with bows and glitter. I adore a solid power pump, stacked on a platform heel. Miu Miu gives me shivers. The signature red sole of a Christian Louboutin shoe stops me dead in my tracks. I [...]

Well, you’ve all been asking for it. Here’s the final series of cultural icons from Yang Liu. These icons were designed to reflect the differences throughout Western and Eastern cultures. Yang Liu was born in Beijing, China and later moved to Germany to further her education. Her work was recently showcased [...]

Christmas is on its way. Hoo-yah! ‘Tis the season to indulge in my girly side and go all out for my annual Sephora shopping spree and get a little Christmas shopping in to boot! The gift sets this year are out-of-this-world so I’m placing some early Christmas orders to take advantage of [...]

One of my readers was kind enough to send me a link to Yang Liu’s website. Yang Liu is a graphic designer who has won several prestigious international awards for her work.
These icons illustrate the differences between Eastern and Western cultures (Germany and China). They are from a special exhibition at the German Ministry of [...]

If you liked part one of this series, feel free to take a peek at the other two.
Icons For Understanding Eastern and Western Cultures - Part Two
Icons For Understanding Eastern and Western Cultures - Part Three
NOTE: I would really like to give credit for these icons. I tried to do an Internet search on this [...]