taiwan

3 DAYS IN CHIAYI, TAIWAN After my week's rest back in Kaohsiung, I have finally decided to move on and head to Chiayi for 3 days. Chiayi is located around an hour's drive north of Tainan. The main reason why I decided to drop by Chiayi is so I can head to Guanziling Hot Springs. Although the hot springs are located in Tainan, it is a lot closer going from Chiayi.

After two days in Tainan, I started experiencing some beginning signs of "travel burnout." I started noticing this after the first day in Tainan. I wasn't as excited to check out a new city and I was craving to just go somewhere familiar and rest. I was tired of jumping around different hotels and hostels in different cities every few days. There was just too much going on and I needed to slow down a bit.

DAY 16: After Kenting, I decided to rest for a night back in Kaohsiung before making my way up to Tainan. DAY 17: From Kaohsiung to Tainan was easy: Take the direct train from the

As I drafted my last post, I was on the way down to Kenting. I arrived in Kenting around 11AM on Thursday. Check-in time, as usual, is 3PM.

DAY 6: SWITCHING HOSTELS After my last experience with D-Well Hostel, I decided to switch to Backpackers Inn. This hostel is a bit better than D-Well. Backpackers Inn has a cute cat theme in the

Last Week, I introduced why I am keeping a budget and why it is important to review this every week during my long term travels. With that said, here are my Week 2 Expenses.

DAY 4: After a 3-night stay in Space Inn Hostel in Taipei, I've decided to head down to Kaohsiung. I got sick of only being in Taipei every time I come to Taiwan, so I

To start off, here are my Week 1 Expenses in Taiwan.

The past two days I mainly stayed in the Space Inn hostel. I've been really tired and am still recovering from jet lag. I spent most of my time trying to create this blog. From

This first post is the start of my solo travel journey. I decided to start in Taiwan because I’ve always loved the country–the atmosphere, the food, the people. That’s why every Asia trip, I always