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Holidays
Hina Matsuri: Japanese Girl’s Day
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.
Fun Things to Do in Cancun, Mexico
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 [...]
We’re Ba-ack. Happy New Year, Y’all!
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 [...]
Postcards From Penghu, With Love
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 [...]
A Taiwanese Christmas Story To Remember
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 [...]
Event: A New Year’s Eve Celebration in Taipei
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 [...]
Christmas in Banciao
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 [...]
Happy Moongazing!
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 [...]
It’s New Year’s Again…
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 [...]
Red and Gold New Year in Taiwan
Chinese New Year decorations are everywhere these days and everyone seems to be hurrying home with paper decorations. Red and gold are the primary colors for Chinese New Year with the lucky color red symbolising happiness and vitality. Gold symbolises wealth and good fortune. These decorations are hung on doors and in windows to usher [...]
