Author: Austin G
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Visiting Jeju Island Day 3 – Escape from Jeju
Yesterday, our tour guide had informed us that there was a typhoon coming and that our lunchtime ferry was cancelled. Instead, we would be taking the last ferry out of Jeju early Sunday morning. So we all woke early, packed our things, and like the Jews leaving Egypt, boarded a tour bus for the ferry…
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Visiting Jeju Island Day 2 – Beaches, Temples, and Sailing Ships
Following the previous night’s shenanigans, the morning seemed relatively calm, especially if you weren’t hungover. Nicole and I were fine. We woke at 8 and greeted the day. After the usual morning routine we walked downstairs (the motel didn’t have an elevator) for breakfast. Breakfast was a cardboard box filled with muffins. We each grabbed…
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Visiting Jeju Island Day 1 – Loveland, Lava, and Beaches
To celebrate National Foundation Day in Korea, and no work Friday, Nicole and I booked a trip to Jeju Island, Korea’s Hawaii. Jeju had been on our radar for quite some time. We were both very interested in visiting Jeju, but everyone we spoke with seemed to have just an alright time. Some people complained…
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Kiana in Korea – Visiting Busan and Haedong Yonggungsa
Last weekend Kiana came to visit Nicole and I in Seoul. Over the past week she traveled around Korea visiting the Boseong Tea Fields, Gwangju, and hanging out with us in Gwangyang. This weekend, we visited Busan to see the Haedong Yonggungsa temple and Haeundae beach. Traveling to Busan Kiana, Nicole, and I got up early…
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Kiana in Korea – Visiting Seoul and the DMZ
My sister, Kiana, came to visit Nicole and I in Korea. It’s the first part of her multi-week Asia adventure. She flew into Incheon and took the bus to Seoul arriving Thursday. Nicole and I took a bus up after work Friday and met her in Itaewon for some weekend shenanigans. Our first night we…
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Day 4 in Taiwan – Movies, Ferris Wheels, and Night Markets
This was our last full day in Taipei, Taiwan. We had a blast traveling around the city and making a few day trips to the outskirts. If you missed the first few posts, you can read about them here. Our Last Full Day in Taiwan Nicole and I got up and headed to the Starbucks…
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Day 3 in Taiwan – Spanish Forts, Taiwanese Beaches, and British Consulates
We woke promptly at sometime, probably 9, that sounds about right, and embarked for Bai Sha Wan beach. The beach was about two hours travel north, outside of Taipei and along the coast. It was a beautiful beach and for the life of us we could not properly pronounce it. I asked several people and…
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Day 2 in Taiwan – massages, night markets, and toilet restaurants Part Two
This is a continuation of the very long second day in Taiwan. Part one is about Zhinan temple and pandas. Read it first. Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall From the Zhinan temple, Nicole and I took the gondola back down the mountain and transferred to the MRT. We rode it all the way back into…
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Day 2 in Taiwan – Pandas and Gondolas Part One
To read about our first day in Taipei, Taiwan, click here. Pandamonium On our second day in Taipei, Taiwan, Nicole and I took the subway, or MRT, across town to the Taipei zoo to see pandas, Nicole’s favorite animal. Taipei is one of the few zoos in the world that has pandas so it was a must…