Tag: short trip & weekend getaway
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Tasty Snacks: what to try in Gifu and Mie prefectures! (Part 1)
One of the best things that could happen to you while living abroad is having local friends. Why? The answer is very simple. They can show you around and teach you amazing facts about their own culture that you would have never had the chance to know otherwise. But most of all, your local friends…
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Best of Guam: 4-day getaway trip!
Guam, one of the places I never thought I would find myself going to. And yet here I am on a 4-day getaway trip, lying on an idyllic beach, the crystal clear water of Tumon Bay in front of me. Words are not enough to describe how I’m feeling right now. If I had ever…
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The ultimate list of Taipei’s most fascinating temples
When many think of undertaking a trip to Asia, their minds probably wander off to the immense rice paddy terraces of China, the idyllic beaches of Thailand, or the charming cherry blossoms of Japan. What they rarely imagine is to travel to Taiwan, the island off the shore of mainland China, officially known as the Republic…
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Affordable meal experience in Kyoto!
Japan is very much renowned for its delicious healthy cuisine, to the point that the so-called “Nihon ryori” (Japanese cuisine) came to be a designated part of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. This comes as no surprise considering the great regional variety of Japanese dishes, the emphasis on seasonal ingredients and the importance of food…
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5 Must-See Places in Kyoto
When I started this blog, I had so many ideas in mind. There are actually so many things that I’d like to share about my experiences and all the places I visited, and picking which one to start with can be very hard. But since my sister recently came to visit me and we traveled…
A Sky Full oF Travels 