Smart Asia Getaways
Discover Asia, the smart way
The fish market that drew its inspiration from the much larger, much older Tsujiki Market in Tokyo is part…um…fish market, part tapas bar, part night market, part izakaya, and part Portland...
As I write this, I’m sitting in Brooklyn, where it’s 12 degrees Farenheit. In Hong Kong, where it’s 11:30pm, it’s 61. Which does more than hint at the therapy one can...
I’ve looked forward to writing this review. I stayed in three hotels this trip (not to mention hundreds in my life), and my experience at each subsequent hotel underscored the superiority...
I’ve extolled the virtues of southern Taiwan elsewhere on this blog. It’s worth a visit for the local flavor and night markets alone, but the proximity to Kenting National Park –...
Okay. You’re overseas and you want to call, text, and use the internet. Now what? On paper, it’s a simple proposition. Skype is your operating base. Skype-to-Skype calls from computer or...
The 101 almost had us. All the way from the ticket queue, to the photo booth in line for the elevator, to the 89th floor, to the free self-guided audio tour,...
You can access the entirety of urban Taiwan without renting a car, bumming a ride, or setting foot in a cab, and for relatively cheap. The only potential obstacle is language....
I’ll save you the suspense: skip the Temple Street Night Market. Sure – go to the neighborhood – the Jordan Street stop on the Red Line. For browsing, people, watching, and...
If you’re perusing this article, it’s likely you googled a phrase like “real global entry wait time”, or “is global entry approval immediate after my interview.” Sure, the state department website...
The most famous Taiwanese restaurant in the world came into being because its founder, a Chinese man named Yang Bingyi, couldn’t sell cooking oil. Let’s back up. Let’s talk about soup...