Faves and Flops

Our favorites and our not-so-favorites.


The 10 Things I’ll Miss About Japan–No.10: Matsuri 4

In two months, Jeff and I will be ending our contracts with our boards of education. It’s kind of hard to believe that all of a sudden our time as English teachers is just about over, and it’s gotten me thinking about all the things I love that I’m going […]

waiting in the crowd for trains

sleepy kitty in Houtong

5 Inspiring Taipei Explorations 1

The three days we spent in this city were not nearly enough to get to all that we wanted, but we managed to see most of what was on our itinerary. And, thanks to our amazing tour guide Couchsurfing host, we ended up going to many more places that weren’t on our […]


5 Most Impressive Kaohsiung Wonders 1

Kaohsiung is the largest city in southern Taiwan, home to almost three million people. According to the informational pamphlet we picked up from the station near our hostel, Kaohsiung used to be a big industrial shipping city, but now the government is focused on making it more of an artsy, […]

the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas at Lotus Pond