Beitou hot springs: snake oil baths?
I arrived in Beitou early on a drizzly Wednesday morning, exhausted and achy from a cramped and sleepless 14-hour flight. […]
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Breaking through my pandemic shell to travel abroad again
During the Covid pandemic I built up a many-layered shell. Like the deep sea “volcano snail,” I formed multiple types
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Shibori: awesome and easy home dyeing techniques
Shibori combines two of my craft loves: origami and fabric dyeing. You fold and press fabric like origami, create resist
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Indigo dyeing: bringing a beautiful ancient craft home
Indigo dyeing (藍染, lán rǎn), is a plant-based fabric dyeing process used for the past 5,000 years in Asia and
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Sitting in the mud, searching for lotus roots
It’s been a long five years since my last series of posts from Malaysia in 2017. The world has changed
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Sea turtle hatching at the Bubbles Turtle Conservation Project, Malaysia
There are 7 species of sea turtles in the world, and all are endangered or vulnerable (green, hawksbill, olive ridley,
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Underwater life at the Perhentian islands, Malaysia
The clear, ethereal cerulean blue waters surrounding the Perhentian islands are a snorkeler’s paradise. I was able to walk off
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Gongbei market and seafood feast in Zhuhai, China
One of my favorite ways to get to know a new place is to visit the local market and when
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Getting to mainland China from Hong Kong Airport by ferry: don’t make the mistake I did!
One of the easiest ways to get to Southern mainland China if you’re traveling internationally is to land in Hong
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