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My Sơn Trà Mountain Photo Diary

May 7, 2019 by etchedinadventure

Categories: Asia, Da Nang, Mountains, My Photo Diary, Photo Diary, Southeast Asia, Travel, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Buddhas, Da Nang, Lady Buddha, Motorbikes, Mountains, My Photo Diary, Photo Diary, Riding, Son Tra Mountain, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel Photography, Travel Tips, Vietnam

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My Sapa Photo Diary

April 7, 2019 by etchedinadventure

Categories: Asia, My Photo Diary, Photo Diary, Sapa, Southeast Asia, Travel, Vietnam • Tags: Cat Cat Village, Photo Diary, Sapa, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

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Haggling in Hoi An

March 13, 2019 by etchedinadventure

Most people visit Hoi An on a romantic getaway, to party, since beers are cheaper than water, or to get a glimpse of the beautiful, traditional lanterns lit up and widespread throughout the small town at night by the rivers and beaches. Me? I came to practice my Vietnamese and even more so my haggling.On my recent trip to Hoi An I felt I won all my haggling except for with the old women there. Walking down the river by […]

Categories: Asia, Hoi An, Southeast Asia, Travel, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Hoi An, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

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My Siem Reap Bucket List

February 16, 2019 by etchedinadventure

1. Crocodile Farm: Went on a road trip with some friends from Siem Reap to Battambang, Cambodia. One of our stops was a crocodile farm where crocs are bred and raised for their meat and skin. Straightaway the owner showed us his baby crocs and offered to let us pick anyone of them up to hold. I didn’t hesitate but misunderstood him when he said, “they don’t bite if you hold them,” he meant to say, “they won’t bite if […]

Categories: Asia, Backpacking, Battambang, Bucket List, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel Writing • Tags: Angkor Wat, Asia, Backpacking, Battambang, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Southeast Asia, Temples, Travel

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My Taiwan Photo Diary

January 4, 2019 by etchedinadventure

Tainan: The Descending Flight, Local Currency in Coins, Local Taiwanese Beer, Junk Motorbikes, Chinese Street Lanterns, Monkey Shisha Bar and Feeding Stray Kittens.Taichung: The City & Hiking.Puli: The Motorbike Drive from Taichung, Paragliding, and the Township.Kaohsiung: A Piece of the City, One of the Numerous Claw Arcade Machines and Monuments En Route from Tainan. Taipei: The City Meets the Mountains and Taipei Away from the Lights and Flash.

Categories: Asia, Kaohsiung, My Photo Diary, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei, Taiwan, Travel • Tags: Backpacking, Kaohsiung, Photo Diary, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei, Taiwan, Travel Photography

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My Japan Photo Diary

January 3, 2019 by etchedinadventure

Osaka: Traditional Japanese Housing, Osaka Castle Grounds, & the Glico Running ManKyoto: Gion district, Kiyomizu-dera temple, Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Kyoto Station.Uji: Uji Temple (as pictured on the back of the ten yen coin).Tokyo: Odaiba District, the Little Statue of Liberty, and the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.

Categories: Asia, Japan, Kyoto, My Photo Diary, Osaka, Tokyo, Travel, Uji • Tags: Asia, Backpacking, Japan, Kyoto, Osaka, Photo Diary, Tokyo, Travel inspiration, Travel Photography, Traveling, Uji

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First Impressions: Da Nang, Vietnam

December 10, 2018 by etchedinadventure

I moved to Da Nang, Vietnam for a number of reasons but the main ones being I was looking for a paradise to settle down in and two being that I had a pretty solid job offer teaching English here. I’ve craved the small town vibe where I’m in a tight knit community. Pros: -Clean, beautiful, and never busy beaches albeit fishermen as many Vietnamese and Asian people in general can’t swim. -Mountains, mountains, and mountains. You can hike, drive, […]

Categories: Asia, Da Nang, Southeast Asia, Travel, Vietnam • Tags: Cat Fostering, Cat Rescuing, Da Nang, First Impressions, Flooding, Monkey Mountain, Paws for Compassion, Rainy Season, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

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Saying Goodbye to Taiwan & Paragliding in Puli, Taiwan

November 17, 2018 by etchedinadventure

Taipei: During my several months of living in Taiwan I ventured in Taipei twice for the weekend. The first time was to see my mother who was visiting me from Singapore, the second was to see about a girl. I didn’t explore that much of Taipei because to be honest I was all but done with big cities. I’ve come to the point in my life where big skyscrapers, fancy bars and restaurants, and big chains of hotels and fast […]

Categories: Asia, Creative Writing, Taiwan, Travel • Tags: Adventure, Creative Writing, Journaling, Memoir, Paragliding, Personal Essay, Reflecting, Taiwan, Travel Writing, Traveling

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The Pros and Cons of Teaching English in Taiwan

September 29, 2018 by etchedinadventure

Teaching in Taiwan: So far in my time in Taiwan I have taught first at an international American high school in Tainan in the south of Taiwan and then at a private secondary school in Taichung in the center of Taiwan. My time at the former was fantastic, my time at the latter was an absolute nightmare and one of the worst experiences of my life. Pro: For the most part, I absolutely loved my coworkers at both schools and […]

Categories: Asia, Taichung, Tainan, Taiwan, Travel • Tags: Asia, Hiking, Living Abroad, Taichung, Tainan, Taiwan, Teaching Abroad, Teaching ESL, Teaching in Taiwan, Working Abroad

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