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Asia Again in 2024 Part II: First Time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

Brief Kuala Lumpur visit highlighting Batu Caves, street food at Jalan Alor, and Petaling Street exploration. Enjoyed nasi lemak and teh tarik while dealing with city traffic during this three-day Malaysian stop between Japan and Singapore.

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Asia Again in 2024 Part I: First Class to Yokohama for Baseball ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

From ANA's sea turtle-themed A380 to Cathay's 777 first class, this journey took me beyond Tokyo to discover Yokohama's passionate baseball scene.

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Hong Kong for the First Time ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Asia Spring 2024: Part I

โ€ผ๏ธI'm busy as hell latelyโ€”new job, traveling a lot, side projects, etc, etc. I am finding it hard to find time to really devote a few hours to writing like I want to. Posts for the foreseeable future may be a bit lighter on the narrative. Stay

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First Time in the Osaka, Japan Area ๐Ÿฏ ๐Ÿ™

Despite this being our second trip to Japan, it was our first time visiting Tokyo's grittier cousin, Osaka. ย A short Shinkansen ride from Tokyo, Osaka is often paired with Tokyo Shinsekai is a bit like Tokyo's Shinjuku, just on a much smaller scale. ย While Shinsekai is

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Southern Taiwan Travel in Tainan and Xiaoliuqiu ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

Part 2 in a 2-part series on my trip to Taiwan, view part 1 in Taipei here! Tainan is more conservative and has a much slower pace than Taipei (although having "slow" pace in most parts of Taiwan is a misnomer), but that also means generally older and

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Visiting Taipei, Taiwan (+ Jiufen) in 2023 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

Part 1 in a 2-part series on my trip to Taiwan, view part 2 in Southern Taiwan here! I began my tour of Taiwan meeting my close friend in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan. ย While the southern sector of the country was fantastic (more on that soon), I was