On the map, La Fortuna and Monteverde look really close, but the actual distance is quite far because there's a mountain in between. The best way to travel between these two towns is "Jeep-boat-jeep" – take the jeep to Lake Arenal, get on a boat to get across the lake, and take another jeep to Monteverde – it takes around three and a half hours. The road to Monteverde is very winding, and the view is amazing. I decided to risk having motion sickness and stay awake to watch th

Next stop, La Fortuna. For the journey to La Fortuna, I also took the shared shuttle operated by Roots. It took around four hours, and I arrived in La Fortuna at 4 pm. My most important task on arrival was to buy contact lenses since I forgot the ones I brought at the hostel in San Jose. Some of the activities I planned in the following days would be better with contact lenses, so I had to buy the expensive monthly disposable contact lenses. After I settled in, I went for din

So... I turned 30 this year! I have been wondering about doing something epic to celebrate – a solo backpacking adventure. The original idea was to visit central Asia and walk through Silk Road, but oh well, the visa is way too complicated. The final decision is backpacking in Costa Rica for two reasons: Taiwanese can visit without a visa for 30 days, and the nature and wildlife here are amazing. I started planning this trip in 2024 and couldn't decide between the Caribbean s

Happy 2024! To celebrate the start of the new year, we went to Kawagoe for a little day trip. Kawagoe is nicknamed "little Edo" for its historic streets, which means it's a perfect place for the kimono experience. We booked our kimono experience from VASARA kimono rental . My sister just finished her PhD, so she rented "Hakama", which is the traditional kimono that Japanese students wear during graduation season. This type of kimono was only available in the store near the tr

One of the main activities my sister and I wanted to do during this trip is snowboarding. We picked the skiing resort GALA Kuzawa, which...

We were planning to get the ferry to Shika Island at 9:40 am, but the moment we got to Fukuoka Tower it was already 11:00 am. Not exactly...

When I was booking my trip back to Taiwan for Christmas, I was also thinking of visiting Japan with my sister since I hadn't been there...

We drove to Menaggio in the morning to find out it was absolutely empty. The shops were closed and it was very quiet on the street. Our...

As promised, our third day in Lake Como is our adventure day. My boyfriend Googled lots of options and without a second thought, I picked...

I've started to regret that I named the blog topic with seasons because I don't know whether November counts as Autumn or Winter. But oh...

Finally, I'm in Porto. First things first, I went to the hotel near Chapel of Souls to check in. I was very productive this afternoon. I...

I put Coimbra on my itinerary merely because I didn't want to spend almost five hours on the train from Lisbon to Porto. Coimbra is a...

I woke up early to get to Sintra by 9 am. The moment I stepped out of the train station, I knew that I'd made a deadly mistake. I dressed...

Since 2022, I've decided to try to gift myself a birthday trip every year. I went to Vienna, Austria in 2022 and for 2023, I was longing...

On our first night in Amsterdam, we had a nice dinner at Moeders, recommended by our Airbnb host, for some traditional Dutch dishes. We...

Thankfully the third day in Rotterdam was sunny, just very windy, which I can cope with. We went to Historic Delfshaven in the morning....

It's the Easter holiday and we both need to go to the Netherlands for work, so we took a few days off to have a proper week in the...