Category Archives: travel

never apart

dreary taipei weather for a dreary mood. r.i.p. ahgong. <3 i had a chance to rummage through your room and learned more about you that confirmed my admiration. you had such refined taste…a henri matisse painting, japanese history books, vintage balenciaga ties. at the end of my lifetime, we’ll meet again and you can tell...

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Seattle in 3 days

i have writer’s bloc. perhaps due to me being consumed by bitterness and boredom from our last minute flight cancellation. im sitting here at the airport on my final hours of what was an amazing seattle trip, trying to reflect on everything we crammed into 3 cold and rainy days. actually, thinking about the good...

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taiwan’s traditional market

the aisles of vons, ralphs, whole foods and the like are well-groomed and systematically organized. fluorescent lighting bounces off the polished floors, vegetables receive a refreshing spritz every so often, and meats are wrapped or cased to reach america’s high sanitary standard. hell, many markets now provide antibacterial gel or wipes for their mysophobic patrons....

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zion: angel’s landing and the narrows

no, this is not the last human city on planet earth post man vs. machine nuclear war. this is zion, in springdale, utah. far more gorgeous i’m sure. the speed limit on the 15 north is fairly generous at 75mph (which is really 90mph) so the drive seemed to go by quickly. we woke up...

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big sur camping: OFWGKTA

i felt like i was on the set of asian entourage, following 4 dudes around for 4 days with no electricity and hardly anything but my trusty camera. prior to the trip, my mindset was, yay! i get to hike, eat healthy, and be one with nature. i just might shed some pounds. we tried...

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south beach miami in a nutshell

*5dmk2 and lx5

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mt. baldy

kaskade’s new single “eyes” just dropped yesterday!  the first listen flooded my emotions with images of landscape and vast untouched land. i think it’s appropriate to include this song in my mt. baldy post. a couple weeks ago, a group of us including ting, tim, coworkers and friends, hiked up to the 10,064 foot summit. it...

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