by Pauline Hammer | Jul 20, 2019 | Expat life, Finding our way, Life in Taipei
First of all, we LOVE living in Taiwan. The list of things we love about this country and our life here is MUCH longer then the things that bother us. But of course, even in our own country there are things that drive us crazy! And surprise, surprise running away to...
by Pauline Hammer | May 5, 2019 | Butterflies, Dive and Snorkel Asia, Travel in Asia
This April, Josh and I took a fifty minute flight from Taipei to the little known Japanese Island of Ishigaki. We rented a car, and headed out for some exploring. It was an amazing week of diving, snorkeling, island hopping, cave exploring and beach combing. I even...
by Pauline Hammer | Apr 26, 2019 | Travel in Asia
Taiwan is an incredible home base if you want easy, quick, affordable access to much of the Asian Pacific. In our first two years in Taipei we flew to Okinawa (Japan), Kota Kinabalu (Malaysian Borneo) and Phuket (Thailand) each for less than $500USD per person. And...
by Pauline Hammer | Apr 13, 2019 | Finding our way, Life in Taipei, Taipei Day Trips
Living as an expat, sometimes you get crazy what-a-small-world experiences. Like when Josh’s high school teacher happened to walk through their B&B door in Costa Rica. Or when I discovered that a girl from my small hometown in Montana – who I’d...
by Pauline Hammer | Apr 2, 2019 | Travel in Asia
We’ve gone to Khao Lak twice now to indulge in some amazing live-aboard diving around the Similan Islands. But since that’s our big splurge, we never have much money to spend on tours during our time on land. So we’ve had to figure out how to get as...
