By Carrie on March 11, 2009
Lovers in Taiwan have not one but three Valentine’s Days to celebrate, which just goes to show you that Taiwan is a little island big on romance. People celebrate the Western Valentine’s Day on February 14th, the Chinese lunar Qi-Xi on July 7th of the lunar calendar, and the one that originated in Japan, White Day.
Posted in Features, Taiwan Travel Guide | Tagged Cultural Observations, Cultural Travel, Holidays, Japan Travel Guide, South Korea Travel Guide, Taiwan Travel Guide |
By Carrie on March 4, 2009
The Japanese Peach Blossom Festival is a special day for young women in Japan. Otherwise known as Hina Matsuri or Japanese Girl’s Day, this special tradition is held each year on March 3.
Posted in Cultural Travel, Japan Travel Guide | Tagged Art, Cultural Travel, Festivals, Holidays, Japan Travel Guide, Travel Advice |
By Carrie on February 1, 2009
Whether you’re looking for a relaxing beach or poolside vacation, or whether you’re looking for adventure, Mexico is guaranteed to deliver. Adventure enthusiasts will find that there is plenty of action to be found within hours of Cancun, all designed to keep you busy and entertained at any time of the day or night. Here are [...]
Posted in Mexico Travel Guide, Travel Advice | Tagged Cancun, Holidays, Mexico Travel Guide, Ruins, Temples, Travel Advice |
By Carrie on January 2, 2009
It’s 5am and I can’t sleep. Jet-lag has been wreaking havoc with both of us. We’ve made plans to go for dinner twice and have ended up back in bed at the strangest hours. Despite our odd nocturnal tendancies of late, we’re both pleased to be back home and together again. John and I only [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Family, Holidays, Home, John, News, Reflections |
By Carrie on July 28, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Travel Advice | Tagged Architecture, Beaches, Friends, Holidays, Islands, John, Penghu, Taipei, Taiwan Travel Guide, Travel Advice, Travel Journal, Travel Photography, Villages |
By Carrie on January 2, 2008
Holidays are a busy time for everyone and that’s why I’m posting these pictures from our school Christmas show a little late. To be honest, I dumped them into the wrong file on my computer and forgot where I put them. The school rented hundreds of costume for all the students who participated. Some of [...]
Posted in Blog, Taiwan Travel Guide | Tagged Holidays, Students |
By Carrie on December 24, 2007
New Year’s Eve is always a conundrum. What to do? What to do? Last year, John and I went to Taipei 101 to see the fireworks and were nearly trampled to death. This year, we figured if we were going to be trampled to death, we wanted to do it in style. After talking with [...]
Posted in Taiwan Travel Guide | Tagged Holidays, New Year's Eve |
By Carrie on December 23, 2007
Photo: Paper by Design Just like every year, the holiday season brings us joy, peace, a lot of year-end reflecting, a whole lot of fun, Christmas festivities and a few extra inches around the waist. John and I have been planning a Christmas dinner for ten of our close friends in Taiwan. Last year, we [...]
Posted in Taiwan Travel Guide | Tagged Holidays |
By Carrie on September 21, 2007
Artist: Mandy Wong on GFX Artists It’s an exciting time of year in Taiwan and the rest of Asia as everyone is gearing up for Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as The Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated every year when the moon is at its brightest, on the 15th day of the [...]
Posted in China Travel Guide, Cultural Travel, Taiwan Travel Guide | Tagged Cultural Travel, Festivals, Holidays |
By Carrie on April 18, 2007
Three New Year’s celebrations are a lot to handle in a few short months. In addition to our New Year’s festivities in January and our mountain retreat vacation over Chinese New Year in Taiwan, we were also able to add another New Year’s celebration to our ever-expanding repertoire this year. Over the weekend, we celebrated [...]
Posted in Cambodia Travel Guide, Cultural Travel, Travel Advice | Tagged Holidays, New Year's Eve, Travel Journal |
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