Tales of a Wannabe Vagabond

• Expat Perspective: Covid-19 & Taiwan 4 years ago During the first week of our four week Lunar New Year holiday, I first saw the word coronavirus in a random CNN headline that was embedded halfway down the international page. We were in Taipei at the time for a four-day staycation, and the news of a mysterious and troublesome virus in China...
• how to relocate your dog from the U.S. to Taiwan 5 years ago When we moved from the Pacific Northwest to Taiwan in 2012, we rehomed our beloved cats because we felt like relocating them from Washington state to Taiwan was an impossible feat due to Taiwan's rabies free status. While in Taiwan, we adopted our beloved dog Bubu who is a central part of our...
• cruising alaska 5 years ago Hello, again. It's been a while. Two weeks ago, we packed up everything we own into eight suitcases and moved to the other side of the world. Okay, to be fair, we also packed up our dog in his crate, a pack'n'play, a stroller, a car seat, a diaper bag, etc. I don't know how we managed the airports,...
• a family vacation in Kauai 5 years ago Palm trees, giant turtles, warm water, shaved ice, sand between the toes, chickens everywhere: Kauai. What a perfect place for our first family vacation! This past May, my wonderful mother flew herself, our little family, and my brother's little family to Hawaii for seven days. In retrospect, I...
• Icelandic Road Trip: Southern Iceland 5 years ago Much of our drive through southeast Iceland was one giant optical illusion that made it seem like we were driving straight into the tongues of Iceland's largest icecap, Vatnajökull. It seemed like every curve of the road introduced us to a new tongue, and they seemed close enough that I could just...

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