What do you like to do when you go on vacation? Two of my favorite things to do in a different locale are to eat local cuisine and experience local culture. I got to experience a healthy dose of local…
What does one do on a quick trip to Taipei? Even if you have little ones in tow (let’s face it, we can’t do everything when we are traveling with kids), you should still do these things: 1. Stroll around tree-lined…
How do you make a staple dish stand out? Pineapple cakes are flaky rectangular pasties filled with shredded pineapples and are a standard Taiwanese dessert (you’ll find loads of varieties at the airport!) But to tell you the truth, I…
There are a few famous Taiwanese foods (besides their street food at the night markets which is so fun to eat!) Otherwise, two of the most authentic and affordable Taiwanese eats are hotpot (or huoguo) and pineapple cakes. I went to…
Go often to the house of thy friend (family); for weeds soon choke up the unused path. Scandinavian Proverb This was a path in a sleepy mining town in Taiwan, Jiufen (if it looks familiar, I blogged about it here). …
I wanted to share a last post from my Taiwanese holiday to give you a peek at a cute little town with some interesting sites – a tea house in the mountains, a wacky sausage lady, and sweet and savory…
I can’t believe I forgot to post about one of the most interesting restaurants in Taipei (ok Modern Toilet restaurant wins for being most interesting/out there if you’re into sitting on toilet seats and eating ice cream shaped like, well…
Gotta love a place where you can find all kinds of food and random shoes late at night.That place in Taipei is the Shilin Night Market in the Shilin district in Taipei – this is the largest and most famous…
I’m enjoying a siesta in Madrid now and figured I should share some of my simple, styling DIY projects from a not really DIY kinda girl. Don’t worry Taiwan and Spain travel logs will be coming soon too! I love…
So I have a ton of recaps due including of course my wedding dinner (it was an intimate dinner of family and some friends and of course an excuse for me to wear my gown again). Unfortunately I have few…