Let’s go to Ireland: Tips from the podcast

Yes, please. Let's go to Ireland! 6 years ago I spent about 5 months living in Dublin, and Ireland is one of the countries that I most want to go back to. Check out this week's episode for my attempt to squeeze an entire country into less than an hour without gushing too much about …

All about airports: Tips from the podcast

Airports! At once so common and yet, if you're unfamiliar with them, crazy rabbit-warrens of shoe-removal, weird lingo, waiting in lines (and waiting in general), and some of the most expensive snacks you'll ever shell out for (because there's nothing else to do, unless you're in Singapore!). This week, we give you the run down …

Happy 2022! …wasn’t it just 2019?

Happy New Year! Like most people around the world (I assume), on the surface I feel like 2020 and 2021 were just a bad fever dream that went by in a flash, and at the same time, must have dragged on for decades. What do I have to add to the social think-pieces and personal …

Do you have a passport? Tips from the podcast

Passports! They key to all international travel. Even if you don't have a trip currently planned, I always recommend keeping your passport handy and valid, especially since they take so long to renew! You never know when you may get the urge to hop on a plane or your best friend suggests a spur of …

The nightmare of jet lag: Tips from the podcast

Picture this: you're so excited about your trip, you endure the long flight, arrive in the new city, and suddenly... you can't sleep at night, you're upset, you have a stomach ache, and you're exhausted without a midday nap. Hello, jet lag! In this week's episode, we dive into what it is and how to …

How to find cheap flights: Tips from the podcast

Don't let traveling break the bank! Listen to this week's episode for the full low-down on the tips and personal experiences of using these tools to find the best deals and steals out there. I ended up in Copenhagen thanks to cheap flights! Should you use incognito mode to search for flights? There's a rumor …

South Korea

I waited until the end of summer for my summer vacation, but when it finally arrived, I found myself in South Korea! Because I had a week, I decided to split my time between Busan, on the southern coast, and Seoul. My favorite thing that I saw in Busan was the Gamcheon Culture Village, a …

Hong Kong (China but not really)

I've been meaning to visit Hong Kong for years; it's only an hour and a half flight from Taipei! And while Americans need pre-arranged visas to visit mainland China, Hong Kong lets us in with just a tourist visa, making it a lot easier to visit. So with a four-day weekend for Children's Day and …

Thailand

Surprisingly, I had more than two weeks off for Chinese New Year, so a friend and I decided, pretty much on a whim, to go to Thailand! We flew into Bangkok (a roughly 4 hour flight from Taipei) in the evening and took an incredibly cheap taxi to our Air BnB apartment. It was too …