Suggested Walks around Boston
It's springtime in Boston and here are some great walks that I've taken over the years. Route 1: From the Common to Government Center Go...
Chicago, Chicago, that Toddlin' Town
Brief History - White City-- the 1893 World's Fair. Famous for various things like murders and gondolas, this was one of the more...
The wee guide to food in LA
Too many of my friends are moving to Los Angeles! (Two is one too many.) They've both asked me for recommendations for things to do, eat,...
St Louis: Get your Kicks on Route 66
Fancy Eats: Olive + Oak (~20 min drive from Wash U)-- highly recommended, food is on par with other fancy American places like The...
Losing Cameras (and how to prevent it)
Probably the only way to prevent losing a camera is to make sure it's attached to you at all times. But seriously.... I'm forgetful. And...
Eating my way across Taiwan
Even though the streets were filled with English coming out of the airport, I’ve never felt so lost in a developed Asian country before....
The touristy towns of Taiwan: Jiufen and Shifen
Jiufen was a Japanese colony back in the day-- made to be the example colony to show the world that the Japanese were good powers to be...
Doing that Touristy Thing in Taipei: Taipei 101 and Tamsui
Taipei 101 is probably the most well known building in Taipei itself. It was at one point the world's tallest building. The mass damper...
Hiking in Taipei: Yangmingshan
A redeeming quality of this island: it actually gets cool enough to do some decent hiking, and the trails are fairly well maintained,...
Historical Taipei: Chiang Kai Shek's Mountaintop Mansion, and the National Palace Museum
The first site I got to was in downtown Taipei-- a historic theater in the Taipei Ximending area-- I noticed it as we came out of the MRT...
