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Trip in Asia- Sunnyland Kaohsiung city, Taiwan one day trip

By: Gabrielle Arciniegas March 10, 2019March 10, 2019

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Southbound is a new world Does the Taipei city two-day trip post makes you feel like visiting? Taipei is a fun city that has so much to offer, but same as other modern cities, you may feel the hassle hustle during the day of commuting hours. I was studying and working in Taipei for 8…

Trip in Asia- Taipei, Taiwan 2-day trip

By: Gabrielle Arciniegas February 28, 2019

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A taste of ancient Chinese culture I hope the previous two posts Undercover in Taipei got your attention about this petite country in the east. Although it is not large, it has so much to offer, seriously! the multiple culture influences, simply addictive Chinese and Taiwanese food, friendly people there, I can’t thank enough for…

Trip in Asia- Undercover series in Taipei, Formosa Taiwan Part I

By: Gabrielle Arciniegas February 14, 2019February 15, 2019

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Fresh eyes on puzzles from the homeland Surely it was not an easy trip for me since I volunteered to take care of my sister’s baby who is only 9 months old, which is completely new to me! but we always welcome with excitement the new member of the family. Also, I got a chance…

Trip in Asia- Undercover series in Taipei, Formosa Taiwan

Prologue: a brief history of Taiwan for busy westerners Hello, hello my friends, I just got done with the jet lag…Hooray!!! it was a big one, and I have had to wake up at 3 am every night, forced myself to calm down and rest…hahaha! but it was totally worth it since I went back…

City Travel – Easy, easy, the Big Easy New Orleans

By: Gabrielle Arciniegas December 9, 2018December 11, 2018

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The city has two faces “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.”- Tennessee Williams Today we are going to share with you a short city trip in New Orleans. To visit one of the oldest cities in America, 300 years of history (Older than the independence of…

Visit Colombia Part one- Trace yellow butterflies flying in Bogota

the southern beauty beyond belief I still can’t believe I was there. First of all, I never think of one day I would go there, to a far east Asian girl Colombia is a place in books and TLC shows, I never thought I would have a chance to visit until I met my love…

A soul for a soul cake- Halloween traditional food

Trick or treat! Happy Halloween, Mister. Today we are gonna talk about a little bit history of Halloween, as this is the most fun day in autumn, full of spooky decoration, and monsters or superheroes show up around in town. It’s really unique from any other holidays. But in the other hand, I also find…

Pumpkin power up

wellness for our furry friends So it’s officially pumpkin season, and we can see them everywhere. I like pumpkin but my love is just ok with it, therefore, didn’t cook too much pumpkin for him, but I cook pumpkin every week… wait… for whom? hehe, the answer is for our little fur friend- E4 the…

Red is for tomato soup

Food history of America project two Hi friends, I would like to share two good finds recently, one is called America cookbook, the other is 1896 Boston cooking school cookbook. These two bring me so much joy, especially the America cookbook, talking about history going back to 300 years. Many women dedicated themselves so much…

Never end summer calls for lemon ice cream (no machine)

When life gives you lemons, make it into… lemon ice cream Food history of America project one Is summer coming back again? Recently the weather in San Diego is like summer in daytime but fall in the night time. to be frank, I love the weather of SoCal, it’s always so pleasant, however, the heat…