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My Guishan Island Getaway

November 5, 2022 by etchedinadventure

-Went on holiday to Guishan Island, Guangdong Province for October’s National Day. Ended up being the smoothest trip, literally. 40 minutes in a taxi, 40 minutes on a ferry, and then 5 minutes in a shuttle to my hotel. I’m 99.9% sure I was the only foreigner there. For whatever reason, I thought traveling there would be complete chaos and a total nightmare considering my Chinese is elementary at best. -Guishan Island wasn’t anything special in my eyes. Really small […]

Categories: Asia, China, Guangdong, Travel • Tags: Asia, China, Guangdong, Guangdong Province, Guishan Island, Travel

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Quarantining in Hong Kong

October 15, 2022 by etchedinadventure

Quarantine in Hong Kong Day 1 (8/14/22):-The procedure is actually relatively straightforward. Take a PCR test 48 hours before your final departure flight. I took mine two days before my initial departing flight and because I had over 20 hours of flying on top of layovers I had to reschedule my international flight and take a rapid PCR test like a complete idiot, but you live and learn.-Additionally, you need to make a health declaration online which gives you a […]

Categories: Asia, China, Hong Kong, Travel • Tags: Asia, China, Cordis, Hong Kong, Quarantine, Soho, Wan Chai

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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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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 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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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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The Pros and Cons of Teaching English in Vietnam

September 24, 2018 by etchedinadventure

Teaching in Vietnam: During my time in Vietnam I taught at solely two ESL (English as a Second Language) centers both in Ho Chi Minh City. My first being one of the most popular language center chains in Vietnam called ILA Vietnam, but the particular campus I worked at was in a much more local area called Tan Phu district. My second being one of the most prestigious in Vietnam in a much more modern area in District 7, where […]

Categories: Asia, Ho Chi Minh City, Teaching Abroad, Travel, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, ESL, ESL Teaching, Ho Chi Minh City, Language Centers, Teaching, Teaching Abroad, Teaching in Asia, Teaching in Vietnam, TEFL, Vietnam

Living Abroad in Taiwan

September 16, 2018 by etchedinadventure

Tainan: I came to Tainan, Taiwan to work at an international American high school. I had grown tried of living in Vietnam despite having a high quality of life but things like pollution, communism, and the treatment of people, the environment, and animals pushed me to leave and find a new adventure. Random Facts About Living in Taiwan: 1. Every receipt is a lottery ticket with 8 digits printed on the top. The lottery is every two months countrywide. 2. […]

Categories: Asia, Blogger, Getaway, Journey, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, Taiwan, Travel, Travel Writing • Tags: Asia, Backpacking, Getaway, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, Taiwan, Traveling

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Tag: Asia

My Guishan Island Getaway

Quarantining in Hong Kong

My Sơn Trà Mountain Photo Diary

Haggling in Hoi An

My Siem Reap Bucket List

My Japan Photo Diary

The Pros and Cons of Teaching English in Taiwan

The Pros and Cons of Teaching English in Vietnam

Living Abroad in Taiwan