Taiwan Travel Blog: Day 2 in Ximending Taiwan Heather Markel, Best Selling Author, TEDx Speaker, Traveler, Full Time Travel and Business Coach Table of Contents 2 3 Resources Before You Go Breakfast In Taipei Wrong Directions The Right Directions And The Red House Lunch And Coffee In Ximending Exploring Ximending Taiwan’s First Cat Cafe How […]
First Impressions of Taiwan Taiwan Heather Markel, Best Selling Author, TEDx Speaker, Traveler, Full Time Travel and Business Coach Table of Contents 2 3 Finally Going To Taiwan Layover At Incheon Airport A Typhoon Is Coming Getting To My Hotel From The Airport First Meal In Taipei Guanghua Electronics Mall In Taipei First Dinner In […]
When I visit DC, one of my first stops is the Renwick Gallery. It’s one of the Smithsonian museums, but one that is less well attended than the larger, more famous ones. It is dedicated to American crafts. The current exhibition is “State Fairs Growing American Craft.” As someone who is also a fan of […]
We arrived in Messina early this morning. It is my third visit to Sicily, my first time in Messina. On my previous trips, I’d rented a car and explored the island; this was the one corner that eluded me, though I knew it would be interesting. The sun was shining brightly, and the temperature was […]
What does one do when you are on a cruise, have arrived at a new port, and there is torrential rain? I decided it would be the same as a day at sea and used it to enjoy the amenities on board. As it turns out all but one excursion was canceled because of the […]
Think I’m going to need to buy a new laptop when I get home. Mine is misbehaving badly. It’s seven years old, so I guess it is just tired. But onto Corfu. I visited here about fifteen years ago and remember it as beautiful. It remains so, but in the intervening years it has lost […]
Still writing on the phone, so apologies for any typos. The ship arrived in Kotor early this morning. I was up in time to watch sunrise as we traveled through the narrow straight leading into the town. It was overcast, so no great photos,. But I was delighted that I remembered the landscape. I was […]
This will be a short entry. My laptop isn’t behaving. I visited Split about 20 years ago. It looks much the same, though it won’t for long. Two new huge hotels are being built, as well as a dock that can accommodate more cruise ships. But for now, it remains a beautiful ancient city. We […]
Last night we had dinner at a wonderful fish restaurant. The taxi ride took forever, even though the hotel concierge said it was close. Between one way, extremely narrow streets, and heavy traffic we probably could have walked there faster. But, I was happy to have a tour without needing to walk. The bars and […]
I just arrived in Athens this morning. With my friend Sue, we’re taking a cruise through the Mediterranean to Barcelona. We’ll be stopping in several places I’ve never been to before, including Tunisia and Malta. Considering that just over two weeks ago I had back surgery, this is nothing short of a miracle. But my […]
