By Ava Apollo on December 27, 2011
This guest blog is by Ava Apollo. In the Xin Yi district of Taipei, home to the famous 101 skyscaper, immaculate residential mid-rises owned by the powerful and rich Taipei elite sit quietly amidst the buzz of one of the busiest intersections in the city. At any given time, one can catch a glimpse of [...]
Posted in Culture, Features, Guest Authors, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Culture, Guest Authors, Reflections, Short Stories, Taipei, Taiwan |
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 Ava Apollo on September 21, 2011
This guest blog is by Ava Apollo. I had full blown reverse culture shock when I moved home from Taipei. I’m talking sleepless nights, forgetfulness as to how to operate a vehicle, the feeling that nobody cared I was back, the whole shebang. Yes, I just said “shebang”. The only thing is, I had no [...]
Posted in Culture, Features, Guest Authors | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Cultural Observations, Culture, Culture Shock, Guest Authors, Reflections, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on August 29, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and previous resident of Taipei, Taiwan. Have you ever found yourself taking a drive down a roadside in Taiwan, when out of the corner of your eye you catch a scantily-clad la mei (“hot” girl) working behind glass walls? Whether you have [...]
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Culture, Guest Authors, People, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Carrie on July 28, 2011
Guest post by Todd Anderson: Living in a culture as different as Japan’s can be challenging for many Americans. I lived in Japan for six months during my junior year of college…
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, How To, Japan | Tagged Asia, Cultural Observations, Culture, Guest Authors, living in Asia, people living in slums, study abroad, teach abroad, teach in Japan, Travel Japan |
By Carrie on March 22, 2011
Peggy Teaches Chinese: Learn Chinese in 10 minutes a day! Today’s lesson is an intermediate Chinese Lesson on buying tickets.
Posted in Culture, Features, Learn Chinese | Tagged "Peggy Teaches Chinese", Culture, Education, language learning, Languages, learn Chinese, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Carrie on February 16, 2011
Host Peggy Lee introduces Taiwan’s most popular dishes, Taiwanese Beef Noodles. This simple but flavorful dish has become a symbol of Taiwan and Taiwan culture.
Posted in Culture, Learn Chinese, Wanderfood | Tagged China, Culture, Food and Drink, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwanese culture, Taiwanese food, Videos, Wanderfood, Wanderfood Wednesday |
By Ava Apollo on February 1, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and a social media blogger at Super Blogettes For the previous post in this series, please click here. As the sun rose on day two, I had already been up for hours plotting my next move – the one thing jet-lag is [...]
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors, Lifestyles, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan, Teach and Travel | Tagged Asia, Culture, Guest Authors, Languages, learn Chinese, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Carrie on January 22, 2011
Postcards from Penghu! Please vote for my entry in the 100 Fun Things to Do in Taiwan contest!
Posted in Features, Taiwan, Travel | Tagged Beaches, Culture, Islands, Penghu, Photo Essay, Taipei, Taiwan, Temples, The Pescadores, Travel, travel Taiwan |
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