Roadtrip

One of my favorite things about living and working in Taiwan is how seriously we take our 3 day weekends. With such minimal extended breaks, we cram a million things into 3 day weekends and make the absolute most of them. We were granted a Friday off for the National Holiday, Double Ten Day, in…

Sun Moon Lake, Blood Moon, and Happy Birthday Taiwan

With the destination of Sun Moon Lake, the crew set out early to catch a train to Taichung where we were supposed to meet our other friend who would be joining us for the weekend. We arrived in Taichung bright and early (and on time!) and were extremely disappointed and a bit irked to find…

Night Hikes, Hashes, & Waterfalls

We started the weekend off right with a casual night hike on Lantan. We strapped on our headlamps and took to the trails around 10pm, feeling excited about what we would see (and extremely anxious about the possibility of encountering the many venomous snakes rumored to be found in the Lantan wildlife). We inched our…