Hello! This year for our winter family trip we opted for something closer to home that didn’t have a long minimum night stay. We chose to return to Thailand have not returned there for our vacations for over 7 years now. To switch things up, we decided to try a new spot in Thailand, having…
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[Updated Nov. 2017] MUME v. RAW: Taipei’s Newest Trendsetting Restaurants Successfully Bring Haute Cuisine to Taiwan
Hi All, For most updated thoughts scroll to the bottom. [Modified] Original Post: This winter, Taipei saw the opening of two brand new restaurants serving multi-course haute cuisine. One is Mume, the other is Raw. Both have similar concepts in crafting fine dishes from local Taiwanese ingredients. Bringing the concepts of haute cuisine and…
Review: China Airlines (CI) 777-300ER Business Class: Taking Taiwanese Aviation to New Heights
Hello Everyone! As a longtime China Airlines flyer, I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of their 777-300ER fleet since the airline announced their order for 10 77W. Starting in April 2014, CI began releasing images of their interiors for the new plane and when I saw what was in store, I was simply amazed….
Rustic Luxury: Review of Six Senses Laamu in the Republic of Maldives
Happy Belated New Years 2014 and Happy Year of the Horse everyone! The Maldives Over winter break we went to the Republic of Maldives in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is a republic that consists of over 200 Atolls (coral islands), and many resorts that each occupy one atoll. It is an ever increasingly popular…
Turkey: Globally, Historically and Uniquely Your’s
After being back in the United States for 2 months I have had plenty of time to reflect and reminisce about my 8 weeks in the nation of Turkey. It took my a few days but I finally came to an understanding of why I love this country so much now and why it is…
Merhaba Istanbul!
Merhaba Everyone! (Merhaba is Hello in Turkish). This summer I decided to Study Abroad in Istanbul at Bogazici University (the first American University established outside of the United States). I’ve already been here a week and so far it has been amazing! I decided to do this for a few reasons in addition to academic…
Experiencing the United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Hi All, It has definitely been too long since I last posted something. Im going to do a quick post on something that is way overdue. THE BOEING 787 DREAMLINER For Thanksgiving break in 2012 I decided I’d head to Houston to visit a cousin of mine. Coincidently I found out that United Airlines was…
Myanmar (Burma): Discovering SE Asia’s Last Frontier with with Belmond (formerly Orient Express)
Note: I will refer to the country as Burma, but its original name is Myanmar and locals are prefer to call it Myanmar and since the political changes it is said to be going back to Myanmar. Furthermore, when we took this trip the company and operator of the cruise and hotel was still named…
Review: Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali
Bali, Indonesia. The exotic island paradise that so many travelers head to during their holidays. But it can be difficult when it comes time to choose which hotel to stay at because there are simply too many in Bali, and I feel like there are new ones opening all the time! This time we opted…
Yup! Seafood, it’s an addiction.
It’s a fact, Taiwanese people are seafood lovers, and this really shouldn’t come as a surprise because we are after all people of an island nation! To address the need for Taipei city goers to get their hands on fresh seafood without having to drive out to the coastal ports, the Taipei Fish Market (台北魚市) was…
Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan
Sun Moon Lake: hey all, Two weekends ago I made my 3rd visit to Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County in Central Taiwan. This is one of Taiwan’s most popular and famous tourist spots and it isnt surprising to see why. The name of the lake comes from the shape of the lake, one side…
Montreal and the M/V Exlporer
Bonjour Everyone! This is my first post related to the program I am about to embark on: Semester at Sea, http://www.semesteratsea.org, where I will be sailing on a ship for 111 days around the world visiting the following countries: Morocco, Ghana, South African, Mauritius, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Panama Canal,…
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